Osmanthus delavayi Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Osmanthus

Characteristics

Shrubs 2(-5) m. Branchlets densely pubescent. Petiole 2-3 mm, puberulent at least when young; leaf blade oblong, broadly elliptic or broadly ovate, 1-2.5(-4) × 1-1.5(-2) cm, thick leathery, base broadly cuneate, margin with 6-8 pairs of sharp serrations ca. 1 mm, apex acute to obtuse and mucronulate; midrib raised, pubescent adaxially, especially near petiole, primary veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib, obscure. Cymes fascicled in leaf axils or terminal, 4-8-flowered; bracts broadly ovate, acute, slightly puberulent. Pedicel 2-5 mm, glabrous or rarely slightly puberulent. Calyx 2-4 mm. Corolla white; tube 6-10 mm; lobes 4-6 mm. Stamens attached to middle of corolla tube; connective elongated into an obvious mucro. Drupe blue-black, long ovoid, 1-1.2 cm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Sep-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry hillsides, in scrub and forest, often on limestone. Montane regions, ravines, thickets and mixed woods at elevations of 2100-3400 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Osmanthus delavayi unspecified picture

Distribution

Osmanthus delavayi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610868-1
WFO ID wfo-0000817187
COL ID 74ZR8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Siphonosmanthus delavayi Ligustrum phillyrea Osmanthus delavayi