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499.0000 Family Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 1: 62 (1809), nom. cons.
26 genera, ca. 740 spp. Systematics according to Wallander & Albert (1999)
Species listed in database: 761; hybrids: 8
= Bolivariaceae Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 20 (1839)
= Forestieraceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 345, Comm. 257 (1842)
= Fraxinaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 269, 288 (1818)
= Jasminaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 104 (1789)
= Ligustraceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 254 (1836)
= Nyctanthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 284 (1858)
= Schreberaceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 2: ad t. 151x (1857-1870)
= Syringaceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 115 (1847)
499.0401 Genus Menodora Bonpl.; Pl. Aequinoct. [Humboldt & Bonpland] 2: 98, t. 110 (1809)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical America, South Africa (3)
Species listed in database: 26
= Bolivaria Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 1:. 207, t. 4 (1826)
= Calyptrospermum A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 1: 226 (1831)
= Menodoropsis Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] ed. 1, 917 (1903)
species :
Menodora africana Hook.; Icon. Pl. 6: t. 586 (1843)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
species :
Menodora chlorargantha (J.Rémy) Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 156 (1932)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria chlorargantha J.Rémy; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 8: 225 (1847)
species :
Menodora chumleyi B.L.Turner; Phytologia 96(1): 33 (2014)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora coulteri A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 44 (1852)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora helianthemoides var. engelmannii Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 119 (1932)
variant :
var. minima Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 121 (1932)
Distribution: NE-Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora decemfida (Gill) A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 44 (1852)
Distribution: Argentina (Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria decemfida Gillies ex Hook.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 1: 284 (1834)
variant :
var. longifolia Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 143 (1932)
Name: Tenfinger menodora
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Texas)
77 USA
species :
Menodora geohintonii B.L.Turner; Phytologia 96(1): 34 (2014)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora gypsophila B.L.Turner; Phytologia 79(1): 8 (1995 publ. 1996)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora helianthemoides Humb. & Bonpl.; Pl. Aequinoct. [Humboldt & Bonpland] 2: 98 t. 110 (1809)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora helianthemoides var. parviflora Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 34: 569 (1899)
species :
Menodora heterophylla Moric. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 316 (1844)
Name: Low menodora
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria grisebachii Scheele; Linnaea 25: 254 (1852)
= Menodora pinnatifida Mart.; Index Sem. (München) (1852)
= Bolivaria pinnatifida (Mart.) Schltdl.; Linnaea 26: 474 (1855)
variant :
var. australis Steyerm.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 316 (1844)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (North West Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
species :
Menodora hintoniorum B.L.Turner; Phytologia 71(5): 346 (1991 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora integrifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 124 (1841)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Amambay, Central, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Florida, Tacuarembó); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Remarks: M. trifida is often kept separate
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria integrifolia Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 1: 208 (1826)
= Bolivaria trifida Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 1: 209 (1826)
= Calyptrospermum integrifolium (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 1: 227 (1831)
= Calyptrospermum trifidum (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 1: 227 (1831)
= Menodora hassleriana Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 915 (1903)
= Menodora integrifolia f. erecta Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 7: 61 (1909)
= Menodora integrifolia f. subprostrata Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 7: 61 (1909)
= Menodora integrifolia var. odonelliana T.Mey.; Lilloa 28: 231 (1957)
= Menodora integrifolia var. trifida (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 197 (1898)
= Menodora trifida (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 124 (1841)
variant :
var. pinnatisecta (Steyerm.) Burkart; Fl. Ilustr. Entre Ríos 5: 56 (1979)
Distribution: Paraguay (Paraguari); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Santa Fe)
85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora pinnatisecta var. missionum T.Mey.; Lilloa 28: 238 (1957)
= Menodora pinnatisecta Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 133 (1932)
species :
Menodora intricata Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 380 (1913)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora intricata var. purpusii Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 150 (1932)
species :
Menodora jaliscana B.L.Turner; Phytologia 71(5): 347 (1991 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora juncea Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 220 (1868)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
species :
Menodora linoides Phil.; Linnaea 33: 173 (1864 publ. 1865)
Name: Linacillo [Chile]
Distribution: Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaiso)
85 CLE
species :
Menodora longiflora (Engelm.) A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 45 (1852)
Name: Showy menodora
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora hispida E.J.Palmer; J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 43 (1929)
= Menodora pubens A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 45 (1852)
= Menodoropsis longiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 917 (1903)
species :
Menodora magniflora (Steyerm.) B.L.Turner; Phytologia 71(5): 348 (1991 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora helianthemoides var. humilis Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 118 (1932)
= Menodora helianthemoides var. magniflora Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 118 (1932)
species :
Menodora mexicana (A.DC.) A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 45 (1852)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria mexicana A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 315 (1844)
species :
Menodora muellerae Rehder; J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 451 (1935)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora potosiensis Henrard ex B.L.Turner; Phytologia 71: 351 (1991 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Mexico (Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora pulchella Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 219 (1922)
Distribution: ?Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Menodora robusta (Benth.) A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 43 (1852)
Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, La Pampa, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolivaria robusta Benth.; London J. Bot. 5: 190, t. 5 (1846)
species :
Menodora scabra (Engelm.) A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 14: 44 (1852)
Name: Rough menodora (EN)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora decemfida var. longifolia Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 143 (1932)
= Menodora laevis Wooton & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 158 (1913)
= Menodora scabra var. glabrescens A.Gray ex S.Watson; Cat. Pl. [J.T.Rothrock] 15 (1874)
= Menodora scabra var. laevis (Wooton & Standl.) Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 137 (1932)
= Menodora scabra var. longituba Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 141 (1932)
= Menodora scabra var. ramosissima Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 139 (1932)
= Menodora scoparia Engelm. ex A.Gray; Bot. California [W.H.Brewer] 1: 471 (1876)
species :
Menodora spinescens A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 388 (1868)
Name: Spiny menodora
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 155 (1932)
species :
Menodora tehuacana B.L.Turner; Phytologia 71(5): 355 (1991 publ. 1992)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Menodora yecorana T.Van Devender & B.L.Turner; Phytologia 82(4): 269 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
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