Olea welwitschii

Botanical description 1

Bole: Large. To 35 m. Bark: Grey-brown. Slash: NR. Leaf: Simple. Opposite. Petiole: 1.7 - 4.0 cm. Lamina: Small/medium. 6 - 19 × 2.3 - 7.6 cm. Lanceolate/elliptic. Obtuse/acute. Acuminate. Entire. Glabrous. Widely scattered circular scales on both surfaces. Domatia: Absent. Glands: Present. Lamina minutely punctate. Stipules: Absent. Thorns & Spines: Absent. Flower: White. Fragrant. Terminal paniculate cymes. Hermaphrodite. Fruit: Drupe; ovoid-ellipsoid; 1.0 - 1.2 × 0.6 - 0.7 cm.

Sources and Credits

  1. Adapted by Patrick Furtado from a work by (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/23284932

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