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Taxon

Osmanthus fragrans Lour.

Protologue Fl. Cochinch. 1: 29. 1790 [Sep 1790]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 056.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 068.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 070.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 069.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--CA. UCLA. Mathias Bot. Gard. 13 Feb 03. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 075.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 073.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 076.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--FL. Orange Co. Harry Leu Gardens. 5 Jan 03. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 023.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 022.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 021.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 020.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 019.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 024.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans, 720103107041--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 16 Apr 07. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 055.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 061.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 061.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 057.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 058.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 054.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 060.jpg

Osmanthus fragrans--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya; introduced into Korea, Marianas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

February 13, 2003

Location

United States, Idaho, Idaho (Apolo, Mathias Botanical Garden)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Los Angeles. UCLA campus, Westwood

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 11, 2003

Location

United States, North Carolina

Location Remarks

Duke Univ OTS Office

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 11, 2003

Location

United States, North Carolina, Durham (Sarah P. Duke Gardens)

Location Remarks

127 Anderson St. (Campus Dr.)(WestCampus of Duke Univ.), Durham. (There is a good map on the website)

Collectors

No collectors specified

720103107041

April 16, 2007

Location

China, Hubei (Wuhan Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Moshan, Wuchang, City of Wuhan

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 5, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Orange (Anopoli, Harry P. Leu Gardens)

35.201611, 24.0825

Location Remarks

1920 N Forest Ave., Orlando

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Oleaceae

Genus

Osmanthus

Specific Epithet

fragrans

Authorship

Lour.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#257,481 of 335,497

Top 77%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →