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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet

Family: Oleaceae
Olea

Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 8 (1753).

Derivation: The classical Latin name.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Evergreen trees with simple opposite leaves and hard wood.

Inflorescence axillary or terminal, distichous or paniculate; calyx small, campanulate, with 4 small more or less triangular-dentate lobes; corolla sympetalous, with 4 valvate lobes; stamens 2, attached near the top of the corolla tube, exserted at anthesis; ovary ovoid; style terminal, with a more or less 2-lobed stigma.

Fruit a drupe.

Distribution:  About 20 species from the Old World, especially the tropics.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available


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