Biology:Olea woodiana
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Short description: Species of tree
| Forest olive | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Olea |
| Species: | O. woodiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Olea woodiana Knobl.
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Olea woodiana, known commonly as the forest olive or black ironwood (Afrikaans: Bosolienhout), is an African tree species belonging to the olive family (Oleaceae).[1]
The tree grows in lower-elevation hill forests from Kenya, Tanzania, Eswatini, and South Africa .[2][3]
Description
Olea woodiana is a medium-sized to tall tree.[4] The axillary or terminal inflorescences carry small white flowers that are fragrant.[5]
Fruit are produced from late summer.[4] They are oval-shaped and ripen to a purple black colour, when they are consumed by birds.[4]
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:[3]
- Olea woodiana subsp. disjuncta – Kenya, Tanzania
- Olea woodiana subsp. woodiana – Eswatini, South Africa
References
- ↑ (in en) Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.. v.17 (1893). 1893. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/202850#page/701/mode/1up.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Olea woodiana | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 26 December 2012 }}
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Olea woodiana
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Olea woodiana". Witbos inheemse kwekery. http://witbos.co.za/plant.aspx?plant=olea-woodiana.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life treatment: ''Olea woodiana . accessed 2.2.2013
Wikidata ☰ Q2156000 entry
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