Family | Oleaceae |
Tribe | Oleeae |
Scientific name | Osmanthus fragrans (Thunberg) Loureiro |
Synonyms | Olea fragrans Thunberg ex Murray; Olea ovalis Miquel; Osmanthus longibracteatus H. T. Chang; Osmanthus macrocarpus P. Y. Bai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) gin-mokusei (ギンモクセイ, 銀木犀 [meaning: white 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 white corollas 5mm, flowering in October. Evergreen. Subarbor trees. |
Reference | Osmanthus fragrans Lour. |
Osmanthus fragrans Loureiro |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |