Fraxinus ornus L.

Fraxinus ornus L.

Synonymy

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    Taxon info

    Fraxinus ornus is a common constituent of deciduous woodland and scrub, sometimes also macchie, throughout the Greek mainland and on some of the larger islands (e.g. W Kriti). It is usually a large shrub 2–4 m tall or occasionally a medium-sized tree. By making cuts in the bark a sugary sap can be extracted, drying into clumps of “manna”, formerly produced particularly in Sicily. Three other Fraxinus species, all with less conspicuous flowers, are scattered in N Greece.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 350 [Plate 17.3]

    Distribution

    GR(IoI NPi SPi Pe StE EC NC NE NAe WAe Kik KK EAe

    Greece (East Aegean islands present; East Central Greece present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North Aegean islands present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present; West Aegean islands present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Mediterranean-European

    Life-form

    Phanerophyte

    Habitat

    Woodlands and scrub

    IUCN category

    Least Concern

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

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