Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Oleaceae | Genus: Olea | Species:
Olea paniculata R.Br.
( इंडियन ओलिव ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Olea glandulifera Wall. ex G.Don, Ligustrum neoebudicum Guillaumin | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Indian Olive | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Olive, Australian olive, Pigeonberry ash, Maulwood,Clove berry, Marblewood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Indian Olive | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2400 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes oblique, ellipsoid, purplish-black when ripe. |
| Habitat | Rare in scattered mixed forests. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Throughout Himalaya, South India; Sri Lanka. | Bark Details | Grey brown in colour with rough bark. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen trees, up to 20 m high, with rough bark. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate entire or undulate, base cuneate, glabrous; lateral nerves with glands at their axils. Flowers cream-white in terminal and axillary, compound cymes. Calyx truncate, 4-toothed. Corolla deeply divided; lobes 4, elliptic, spreading. Fruit a drupe, oblique, ellipsoid, purplish-black when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate entire or undulate, base cuneate, glabrous; lateral nerves with glands at their axils. |
