Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus




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