Olea rubrovenia is a woody plant in the Olive genus Olea. The plant is native to Borneo and the Philippines.[2]
Olea rubrovenia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Olea |
Species: | O. rubrovenia |
Binomial name | |
Olea rubrovenia | |
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Olea rubrovenia grows as a shrub or tree, up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (8 in). The bark is whitish.
The specific epithet rubrovenia is from the Latin meaning "red veins", referring to the leaf veins.
The fragrant flowers are creamy white or greenish yellow.
The fruit ripens into a purple-black olive.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Olea rubrovenia |
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Linociera rubrovenia |
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