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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cartrema americanum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Osmanthus americanus var. americanus
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Synopsis of American Cartrema (Oleaceae) (Nesom, 2012)
Cartrema americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 153-04-001:
Osmanthus americana
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amarolea americana
COMMON NAME:
Devilwood, Wild Olive
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JK Marlow jkm0501a_35
January Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Glossy evergreen lvs opposite (typically subopposite), oblanceolate to obovate, per Weakley's Flora.
Sam Pratt sbp_021522_1221
February Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves are entire on the margin, 10-14cm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
JK Marlow jkm100413_008
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Flowers in short axillary panicles (rarely racemes), short-pedicellate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cartrema americanum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Osmanthus americanus var. americanus
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Synopsis of American Cartrema (Oleaceae) (Nesom, 2012)
Cartrema americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 153-04-001:
Osmanthus americana
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amarolea americana