Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Olea L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. (1942)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 49 (1837)
  • = Olea africana Mill. (1768)
  • ≡ Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green (1979)
Vernacular Name(s):
African olive
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Don, G. 1837: A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants. Vol. 4. J.G. & F. Rivington et al., London.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Glenny, D.S.; Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Ogle, C.C. 1999: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 1997–1998. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37(4): 629–642.
Wilcox, M.; Bradshaw, C.; Cameron, E. 2004: Woody plants of the Auckland Domain. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 59(1): 44–56.
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand