Nomenclatural Remarks and Typifications in the Genus Olea L. (Oleaceae)

The typification of five names in the genus <i>Olea</i> (Oleaceae), viz. <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>cerasiformis</i>, <i>O. europaea</i> var. <i>maderensis</i>, <i>O. cuspidata</i>, <i>O. laperrinei</i>, and <i>O. sylvestris</i> is discussed. These taxa are currently classified within <i>O. europaea</i> at the infraspecific rank. The designation of the types is based on the consultation of original material conserved in several herbaria and the literature cited in the respective protologues. The name <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>cerasiformis</i> is lectotypified from a specimen preserved at FI. The name <i>O. europaea</i> var. <i>maderensis</i> (also named <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>maderensis</i> or <i>O. maderensis</i>, and currently treated as a synonym of <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>cerasiformis</i>) is lectotypified from a specimen collected by Lowe in Madeira and preserved at BM. The name <i>O. cuspidata</i> (currently <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>cuspidata</i>) is lectotypifed from a specimen collected in India and preserved at K. The name <i>O. laperrinei</i> (currently <i>O. europaea</i> subsp. <i>laperrinei</i>) is lectotypifed from a specimen preserved at MPU and collected in the Sahara Desert (Ahaggar Mountains, Algeria). Finally, the name <i>O. sylvestris</i> (currently <i>O. europaea</i> var. <i>sylvestris</i>), wild olive, also named oleaster or acebuche (Spanish language), a wild relative of the olive tree, is lectotypified on a Miller specimen preserved at BM.