Oleaceae
51 species
Ash, olive, and lilac family; includes olives, jasmine, and valuable timber trees.
Anacolosa clarkii
Edible: Fruit
Chionanthus pluriflorus
Edible: Fruit
Chionanthus retusus
Chinese fringe tree, Tassels
Edible: Leaves - tea
Chionanthus trichotomus
Pitaguara
Edible: Fruit
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy greybeard
Edible: Fruit
Chrysojasminum humile
Italian yellow jasmine
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea
Forestiera acuminata
Swamp privet, Common adelia, Texas forestiera
Edible: Fruit
Forestiera neomexicana
Wild Olive
Edible: Fruit
Forestiera pubescens
Wild olive, Desert olive, New Mexican Privet
Edible: Fruit
Forestiera pubescens var. parvifolia
Edible: Fruit
Forsythia suspensa
Golden Bells, Weeping Forsythia
Edible: Leaves
Fraxinus americana
White Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Narrow-leaf ash
Edible: Fruit - spice, Manna
Fraxinus excelsior
English Ash, European ash, Common ash
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Manna, Leaves - tea, Sap
Fraxinus floribunda
Himalayan manna ash
Edible: Sap
Fraxinus ornus
Flowering ash, Manna Ash
Edible: Manna, Sap, Leaves - tea, Flowers
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash, Red Ash, Mexican ash
Edible: Bark
Jasminum arborescens
Tree Jasmine
Edible: Seeds
Jasminum auriculatum
Juhi
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Jasminum calophyllum
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Jasminum fluminense
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Jasminum fruticans
Edible: Flowers - spice
Jasminum grandiflorum
White fragrant flower, Spanish jasmine
Edible: Spice, Flowers, Flavouring
Jasminum humile
Italian yellow jasmine
Edible: Leaves - spice, Leaves - tea, Flowers - flavouring
Jasminum lanceolaria
Jasmine, Sieu-hing-hwa
Edible: Flowers - flavouring
Jasminum malabaricum
Kusar
Edible: Fruit
Jasminum multipartitum
Starry wild jasmine
Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit
Jasminum odoratissimum
Madeira jasmine
Edible: Flowers - flavour
Jasminum officinale
Poet's jasmine, Common jasmine, Jessamine
Edible: Flowers, Flowers - flavour
Jasminum sambac
Sambac, Arabian Jasmine
Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Spice
Jasminum stenolobum
Hairy jasmine
Edible: Fruit
Ligustrum indicum - (Lour.)Merr.
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese Privet, Japanese Ligustrum, Waxleaf Ligustrum, Texas Privet, Waxleaf Privet
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Ligustrum lucidum
Chinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Border privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Edible: Fruit
Nestegis cunninghamii
Black maire
Edible: Fruit
Olea capensis
Ironwood, Cape olive, East African olive
Edible: Fruit
Olea dioica
Edible: Fruit
Olea europaea
Olive, African olive, European olive
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Manna, Oil, Oil
Olea ferruginea
Indian olive
Edible: Fruit, Fruit-oil, Leaves - tea
Olea gamblei
Edible: Fruit
Olea woodiana
Forest olive
Edible: Fruit
Osmanthus americana - (L.)A.Gray.
Edible: Fruit
Osmanthus americanus
American olive
Edible: Fruit
Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus
Edible: Fruit, Flowers - tea
Osmanthus fragrans
Sweet olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Fragrant Olive
Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Flowers - tea
Phillyrea angustifolia
Edible: Leaves ?
Phillyrea latifolia
Mockpriveterinary, Phillyrea, Jasmine box
Edible: Fruit
Schrebera swietenioides
Weaver's-beam tree
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Caution
Syringa vulgaris
Lilac
Edible: Flowers, Nectar