English: Olive tree family.
French: Oleacees.
DD: Phosphor, Silicon,
Sulphur,
Silver series.
Botany: 29 genera; ± 600 species; mesophytic shrubs, trees, vines; tropical, subtropical and temperate climates; Southeast Asia, Australia.
Plant theory 2The placement of
Oleaceae in
Subphase 6 in
Rubiales is confromed by many cases.
Plant theory 1In the
Plant theory Oleaceae is split off from
Lamiales. This does not affect the monophyly of both
Oleaceae and the rest of
Lamiales, as
Oleaceae is the first diverging lineage in
Lamiales.
Oleaceae is placed together with
Rubiaceae in
Rubiales in
Phase 4 of the
Lamiidae. This has been done after long consideration as it seems to make
Rubiales a paraphyletic clade.
In older classifications though,
Oleaceae and
Rubiaceae have been placed in several Orders, as they were seemingly difficult to place. The basic conflict of
Oleaceae of family versus love is directly pointing to
Phase 4 and
Subphase 6 though.
Oleaceae is placed in
Subphase 6 in
Rubiales.
TaxonomyIn the Cronquist system
Oleaceae was placed in
Gentianales.
Oleaceae has also been placed in Scrophulariales and its own Order Oleales. In the
Apg3 classification Oleaceae is a
Family in the Order
Lamiales.