Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Osmanthus Lour.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Osmanthus heterophyllus (G.Don) P.S.Green, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 508 (1958)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Ilex heterophylla G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2, 17 (1832)
Vernacular Name(s):
Chinese holly; false holly; Holly olive
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Don, G. 1832: A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants. Vol. 2. J.G. & F. Rivington et al., London.
Green, P.S. 1958: A monographic revision of Osmanthus in Asia and America. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 22: 435–542.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Ogle, C.C.; Champion, P.D. 2004: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2001–2003. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 797–814.