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Forest Olive
Olea woodiana
Olea woodiana, known commonly as the forest olive or black ironwood (Afrikaans: Bosolienhout), is an African tree species belonging to the olive family (Oleaceae).
The tree grows in lower-elevation hill forests from Kenya, Tanzania, Eswatini, and South Africa.
From the article Olea woodiana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Olea woodiana is a medium-sized to tall tree. The axillary or terminal inflorescences carry small white flowers that are fragrant. Fruit are produced from late summer. They are oval-shaped and ripen to a purple black colour, when they are consumed by birds.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Olea woodiana in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 590756.