Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Genus
Elaeagnus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (1753)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Elaeagnus orientalis L., Mant. Pl. 41 (1767)
  • = Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis (L.) Soják
Vernacular Name(s):
Oleastar; Russian olive
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S. 2008: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2004–06. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 257–283.
Linnaeus, C. 1767: Mantissa Plantarum. Stockholm.
Sun, M.A.; Lin, Q. 2010: A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 48(5): 356–390.