Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata
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Family Oleaceae
Taxonomy: Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Olea africana Mill. (taxonomic synonym)
- Olea chrysophylla Lam. (taxonomic synonym)
- Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G.Don (nomenclatural synonym)
- Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (8), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 25 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Leishman_1995]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 750 mm2 (750-750 mm2) [sources: Leishman_1995]
- leaf_length (numerical): 80 mm (60-100 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 17.5 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 111.86 g/m2 (111.86-111.86 g/m2) [sources: Leishman_1995]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (3) [sources: Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1) [sources: Leishman_1995]
- dispersers (categorical): vertebrates (1) [sources: Leishman_1995]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 162.8 mg (162.8-162.8 mg) [sources: Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 8 m (8-8 m) [sources: Leishman_1995]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 10 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Leishman_1995 | 8 | 8 | M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Leishman_1993 | 1 | 1 | M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |