Osmanthus armatus Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Osmanthus

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees 2-6 m. Branchlets pubescent at first, glabrescent. Petiole 2-5(-8) mm, densely pubescent; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 6-8(-15) × 2-2.5(-4.5) cm, thick leathery, glabrous except for midrib adaxially, base subrounded to subcordate, rarely broadly cuneate, margin with 6-10(-17) pairs of spiny teeth 2-4 mm, or rarely entire, apex acuminate with sharp tip; primary veins (6-)8-10(-15) on each side of midrib, distinctly raised. Cymes fascicled in leaf axils, 4-12-flowered; bracts broadly ovate, pubescent. Pedicel 6-10 mm, glabrous. Calyx 1-1.5 mm. Corolla white, 4-5 mm; tube ca. as long as lobes. Stamens attached to middle of corolla tube; connective elongated into a mucro. Drupe black, ca. 1.5 × 1 cm. Fl. Sep-Oct, fr. Apr-Jun. 2n = 46.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Osmanthus armatus unspecified picture

Distribution

Osmanthus armatus world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Osmanthus armatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610852-1
WFO ID wfo-0000817169
COL ID 6SZT4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Osmanthus armatus Osmanthus obtusifolius Osmanthus armatus var. microcarpus