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6434.000 Olea
Description of the genus
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 |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H. Wright) I. Verd. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | |
| chimanimani Kupicha[NrEnd] | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall ex G. Don) Cif. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Olea:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Olea pageFlora of Mozambique: Olea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Olea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Olea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Olea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Olea
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