Olea brachiata grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 5 centimetres (2 in). The twigs are pale brown. The flowers are dull white. Fruit ripens to purple-black. The specific epithet brachiata is from the Latin meaning "branched", referring to the decussate inflorescence.[2] O. brachiata is native to China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2][3]
Olea brachiata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Olea |
Species: | O. brachiata |
Binomial name | |
Olea brachiata | |
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Olea brachiata |
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Tetrapilus brachiatus |
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