olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...
family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.''Forestiera''. USDA PLANTS. Most are
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
Hesperelaea
''Hesperelaea'' is a plant genus with only one species, probably now extinct. ''Hesperelaea palmeri'' was found only on Guadalupe Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Mexican state of Baja California, about southwest of En ...
'', an extinct North American lineage.
Species include:
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Forestiera acuminata
''Forestiera acuminata'', commonly known as eastern swamp privet, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to the southeastern and central United States, growing primarily in or near wetlands. It is especially common along the Mississip ...
'' (Michx.) Poir. – eastern swampprivet - central and southeastern United States
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Forestiera angustifolia
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera cartaginensis '' Donn. Central America, southern Mexico
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Forestiera corollata
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera durangensis
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera ecuadorensis
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera eggersiana
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera godfreyi
''Forestiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.Forestiera isabelae'' Hammel & Cornejo - Costa Rica
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Forestiera ligustrina
''Forestiera ligustrina'', commonly called southern-privet, is a shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae). It is native to the Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the ...
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Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841.
Nuttall was born in the village of Long Preston, near Settle in the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...
– downy forestiera, stretchberry - southwestern United States, northern Mexico
# '' Forestiera racemosa'' S.Watson - Nuevo León
# '' Forestiera reticulata'' Torr. – netleaf swampprivet - western Texas
# '' Forestiera rhamnifolia'' Griseb. – ''caca ravet'' - Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico, Isla Socorro
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Forestiera segregata
''Forestiera segregata'' is a species of flowering plant in the olive family known by the common names Florida privet, Florida swampprivet, and southern privet. It is native to the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, including Puerto Rico and the Ca ...
'' Krug & Urban – Florida swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, much of West Indies including Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Cayman Islands
# '' Forestiera selleana'' Urb. & Ekman - Hispaniola
# '' Forestiera shrevei'' Standl. – desert olive - Arizona
# '' Forestiera tomentosa'' S.Watson - central and southern Mexico