Osmanthus suavis King ex C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Osmanthus

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees 3-5(-8) m. Branchlets pubescent. Petiole 5-7(-10) mm, glabrous or rarely pubescent; leaf blade elliptic, rarely ovate, 3-7 × 1.5-2.5 cm, thin leathery, glabrous except for midrib adaxially, base cuneate, margin obtusely serrate, apex acute; primary veins 5-8 on each side of midrib, obscure. Cymes fascicled in leaf axils or terminal, 6-9-flowered; bracts broadly ovate, 2-3 mm. Pedicel 3-8 mm. Calyx 3-4 mm. Corolla white or creamy; tube 6-9 mm; lobes 3-4 mm. Stamens attached to middle of corolla tube. Drupe blue-black, ellipsoid or ovoid, ca. 8 × 5 mm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Oct-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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 c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
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

Flower

Osmanthus suavis flower picture by phuentsho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Osmanthus suavis world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610918-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816707
COL ID 74ZV5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Siphonosmanthus suavis Osmanthus suavis