Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.

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Synonyms: Cassine orientale (Jacq.) Kuntze
Common names: False olive (English)
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Derivation of specific name: africana: African
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Robson, N.K.B. (1966). Celastraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 390.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Elaeodendron orientale
African Plant Database: Elaeodendron orientale
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Elaeodendron orientale
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Elaeodendron orientale
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Elaeodendron orientale
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iNaturalist: Elaeodendron orientale
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Elaeodendron orientale
JSTOR Plant Science: Elaeodendron orientale
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Elaeodendron orientale
Plants of the World Online: Elaeodendron orientale
Tropicos: Elaeodendron orientale
Wikipedia: Elaeodendron orientale

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Elaeodendron orientale.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=195150, retrieved 5 December 2025

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