Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite and decussate, simple, coriaceous. Domatia 0. Flowers small, in paniculate cymes. Calyx (in ours) cup-shaped, subentire with a 4-toothed rim. Corolla with short
tube, lobes not hooded. Fruit a usually 1-seeded
drupe.
Worldwide: 30 species occurring in the tropics and warm temperate zones of the Old World
europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall ex G. Don) Cif.
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Other sources of information about Olea:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: Olea Flora of Malawi: Olea Flora of Mozambique: Olea Flora of Zambia: Olea Flora of Zimbabwe: Olea Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Olea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Olea BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Olea EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Olea GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Olea Google: Web - Images - Scholar iNaturalist: Olea IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olea JSTOR Plant Science: Olea Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Olea Plants of the World Online: Olea Tropicos: Olea Wikipedia: Olea