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Oleaceae

51 edible species

Ash, olive, and lilac family; includes olives, jasmine, and valuable timber trees.

Anacolosa clarkii
Anacolosa clarkii

Edible: Fruit

Chionanthus pluriflorus
Chionanthus pluriflorus

Edible: Fruit

Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus retusus

Chinese fringe tree, Tassels

Edible: Leaves - tea

Chionanthus trichotomus
Chionanthus trichotomus

Pitaguara

Edible: Fruit

Chionanthus virginicus
Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy greybeard

Edible: Fruit

Chrysojasminum humile
Chrysojasminum humile

Italian yellow jasmine

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea

Forestiera acuminata
Forestiera acuminata

Swamp privet, Common adelia, Texas forestiera

Edible: Fruit

Forestiera neomexicana
Forestiera neomexicana

Wild Olive

Edible: Fruit

Forestiera pubescens
Forestiera pubescens

Wild olive, Desert olive, New Mexican Privet

Edible: Fruit

Forestiera pubescens var. parvifolia
Forestiera pubescens var. parvifolia

Edible: Fruit

Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia suspensa

Golden Bells, Weeping Forsythia

Edible: Leaves

Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus americana

White Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia
Fraxinus angustifolia

Narrow-leaf ash

Edible: Fruit - spice, Manna

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior

English Ash, European ash, Common ash

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Manna, Leaves - tea, Sap

Fraxinus floribunda
Fraxinus floribunda

Himalayan manna ash

Edible: Sap

Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus ornus

Flowering ash, Manna Ash

Edible: Manna, Sap, Leaves - tea, Flowers

Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Ash, Red Ash, Mexican ash

Edible: Bark

Jasminum arborescens
Jasminum arborescens

Tree Jasmine

Edible: Seeds

Jasminum auriculatum
Jasminum auriculatum

Juhi

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Jasminum calophyllum
Jasminum calophyllum

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Jasminum fluminense
Jasminum fluminense

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Jasminum fruticans
Jasminum fruticans

Edible: Flowers - spice

Jasminum grandiflorum
Jasminum grandiflorum

White fragrant flower, Spanish jasmine

Edible: Spice, Flowers, Flavouring

Jasminum humile
Jasminum humile

Italian yellow jasmine

Edible: Leaves - spice, Leaves - tea, Flowers - flavouring

Jasminum lanceolaria
Jasminum lanceolaria

Jasmine, Sieu-hing-hwa

Edible: Flowers - flavouring

Jasminum malabaricum
Jasminum malabaricum

Kusar

Edible: Fruit

Jasminum multipartitum
Jasminum multipartitum

Starry wild jasmine

Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit

Jasminum odoratissimum
Jasminum odoratissimum

Madeira jasmine

Edible: Flowers - flavour

Jasminum officinale
Jasminum officinale

Poet's jasmine, Common jasmine, Jessamine

Edible: Flowers, Flowers - flavour

Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac

Sambac, Arabian Jasmine

Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Spice

Jasminum stenolobum
Jasminum stenolobum

Hairy jasmine

Edible: Fruit

Ligustrum indicum - (Lour.)Merr.
Ligustrum indicum - (Lour.)Merr.
Ligustrum japonicum
Ligustrum japonicum

Japanese Privet, Japanese Ligustrum, Waxleaf Ligustrum, Texas Privet, Waxleaf Privet

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum lucidum

Chinese Privet, Glossy privet, White Wax Tree, Tree Ligustrum

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum obtusifolium

Border privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium

Edible: Fruit

Nestegis cunninghamii
Nestegis cunninghamii

Black maire

Edible: Fruit

Olea capensis
Olea capensis

Ironwood, Cape olive, East African olive

Edible: Fruit

Olea dioica
Olea dioica

Edible: Fruit

Olea europaea
Olea europaea

Olive, African olive, European olive

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Manna, Oil, Oil

Olea ferruginea
Olea ferruginea

Indian olive

Edible: Fruit, Fruit-oil, Leaves - tea

Olea gamblei
Olea gamblei

Edible: Fruit

Olea woodiana
Olea woodiana

Forest olive

Edible: Fruit

Osmanthus americana - (L.)A.Gray.
Osmanthus americana - (L.)A.Gray.

Edible: Fruit

Osmanthus americanus
Osmanthus americanus

American olive

Edible: Fruit

Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus
Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus

Edible: Fruit, Flowers - tea

Osmanthus fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans

Sweet olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Fragrant Olive

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Flowers - tea

Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia

Edible: Leaves ?

Phillyrea latifolia
Phillyrea latifolia

Mockpriveterinary, Phillyrea, Jasmine box

Edible: Fruit

Schrebera swietenioides
Schrebera swietenioides

Weaver's-beam tree

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Caution

Syringa vulgaris
Syringa vulgaris

Lilac

Edible: Flowers, Nectar