Olea europaea cuspidata
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| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Full name: | Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Olienhout, Olyfhout, Oleenhout, Oleunhout, Olienhout, Olievenhout, Oliewenhout, Olyfboom, Swartolienhout, Swartolievenhout, Swartolyfhout, Vaalolien, Wilde-Olien, Wilde-Olienhout, Wildeolyf, Wildeolyfboom, Wildeolyfhout, Ysterhout |
| English common name(s): | Wild olive, African Olive, Coast Assegai, Ironwood, Olive Wood |
| Synonym(s): | Olea chrysophylla var. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) A. Chev. Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G. Don Olea africana Mill. (1768) Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green (1979) Olea chrysophylla var. somaliensis (Baker) A. Chev. Olea somaliensis Baker (1904) Olea chrysophylla var. euchrysophylla A. Chev. Olea chrysophylla var. nubica (Schweinf. ex Baker) A. Chev. Olea europaea var. nubica Schweinf. ex Baker (1902) Olea kilimandscharica Knobl. (1934) Olea monticola Gand. (1918) Olea schimperi Gand. (1918) Olea subtrinervata Chiov. (1940) Linociera lebrunii Staner (1932) Olea aucheri A. Chev. ex Ehrend. (1960) Olea chrysophylla var. subnuda R. E. Fr. Olea chrysophylla var. verrucosa (Willd.) A. Chev. Olea verrucosa Link (1821) Olea chrysophylla var. ferruginea (Royle) A. Chev. Olea europaea subsp. ferruginea (Royle) Cif. Olea ferruginea Royle Olea chrysophylla var. aucheri A. Chev. Olea indica Burm. f. (1768) Olea chrysophylla Lam. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Shrub or small to medium-sized evergreen tree with a rounded crown. Bark, grey to brown, smooth when young but rough and deeply fissured on older trees; young branches 4-angled. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate to narrowly oblong-elliptic, up to c. 10 cm long, grey-green to dark green above, with a silvery to golden-brown layer of scales below; apex with a sharp tip, often curled backwards; margin entire, rolled under. Flowers small, in lax axillary, occasionally terminal, heads, greenish-cream, sweetly scented. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 8 x 10 mm, thinly fleshy with a sharp apical tip, red to purple black when ripe. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
