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Taxon:  Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding



Summary
Genus:
Olea
Subgenus:
Olea
Section:
Olea
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:
423808
Place of publication:
G. Kunkel, Monogr. Biol. Canar. 3:58. 1972
Comment:
since this name was originally based on Olea europaea var. cerasiformis Webb & Berthel., an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52), there is no parenthetical authorship (Shenzhen ICN 58)
Verified:
01/29/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Olea europaea L. (2 active accession[s])
Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif. (1 active accession[s])
Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea (0 active accession[s])
Olea europaea L. subsp. guanchica P. Vargas et al. (0 active accession[s])
Olea europaea L. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif. (0 active accession[s])
Olea europaea L. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Olea europaea L. var. cerasiformis Webb & Berthel.
Olea europaea L. var. maderensis Lowe
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Reference(s)
  1. Besnard, G. et al. 2008. Polyploidy in the olive complex (Olea europaea): Evidence from flow cytometry and nuclear microsatellite analyses. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 101:25-30. Note: as a tetraploid
  2. Besnard, G. et al. 2009. Plastid and nuclear DNA polymorphism reveals historical processes of isolation and reticulation in the olive tree complex (Olea europaea). J. Biogeogr. 34:736-752.
  3. Green, P. S. 2002. A revision of Olea L. Kew Bull. 57:99.
  4. Médail, F. et al. 2001. Systematics, ecology and phylogeographic significance of Olea europaea L. ssp. maroccana (Greuter and Burdet) P. Vargas et al., a relictual olive tree in south-west Morocco. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 137:250.
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Rugini, E. et al. 2011. Chapter 5. Olea. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, temperate fruits 79-115. Note: as a tetraploid
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=423808. Accessed 3 May 2025.