Biology:Osmanthus suavis
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Oleaceae
| Osmanthus suavis | |
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| At the San Francisco Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Osmanthus |
| Species: | O. suavis
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| Binomial name | |
| Osmanthus suavis King ex C.B.Clarke
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Siphonosmanthus suavis (King ex C.B.Clarke) Stapf | |
Osmanthus suavis, the sweet olive or sweet osmanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to the slopes of the Eastern Himalayas.[1][2] An evergreen shrub typically 6–12 ft (2–4 m) tall, and hardy in USDA zones 8 and 9, it is prized for its floral fragrance and is recommended for hedges.[3] Its leaves are dark green and lanceolate to oblong in shape.[3] It grows in dense forests and thickets on slopes.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Osmanthus suavis King ex C.B.Clarke" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/610918-1.
- ↑ "Osmanthus suavis sweet osmanthus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/11995/i-osmanthus-suavis-i/details. "2 suppliers"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Osmanthus suavis". Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=364594.
- ↑ "Osmanthus suavis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001407.
Wikidata ☰ Q15235892 entry
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