Family | Oleaceae |
Tribe | Oleeae |
Scientific name | Osmanthus fragrans (Thunberg) Loureiro var. aurantiacus Makino |
Synonyms | Osmanthus aurantiacus (Makino) Nakai; Osmanthus fragrans (Thunberg) Loureiro var. aurantiacus Makino forma aurantiacus (Makino) P. S. Green |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kin-mokusei (キンモクセイ, 金木犀 [meaning: golden Osmanthus]) |
(English common name) Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=46 |
Description | Plants 4-10m tall. Leaves 6-12cm long. Flowers orange corollas 5mm, flowering in October. Evergreen. Subarbor trees. |
Reference | Osmanthus fragrans Lour. |
September 2006 at mountane roadside |
October 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
October 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
October 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
October 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |