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Family: Oleaceae	Genus: Olea	Species: Olea glandulifera Wall. ex G. Don( गेर )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym		Flower Color	White
Common Name	Indian Olive	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Indian Olive	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Gair	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Up to 1500 M	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a drup, oblique, ellipsoid, purplish-black when ripe
Habitat	Found in scattered mixed forests	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Throughout Himalaya, S. India; Sri Lanka.	Bark Details	Bark rough
Distribution in Haryana	Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Evergreen trees, up to 20 m high, with rough bark. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate entire or undulate, base cuneate, glabrous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, with glands at their axils; petioles. Flowers cream-white, about 5 mm across, in terminal and axillary, compound, trichotomous, cymes. Calyx truncate, 4-toothed. Corolla deeply divided; lobes 4, elliptic, spreading. Fruit a drup, oblique, ellipsoid, purplish-black when ripe	Leaf Details	Leaves ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate entire or undulate, base cuneate, glabrous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, with glands at their axils; petioles.

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