Native Olive (species: Chionanthus ramiflorus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Chionanthus ramiflorus
Native Olive


©Anne Hoggett: Chionanthus ramiflorus leaves and ripe fruit, 11 Oct 2016, at Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Chionanthus ramiflorus leaves and ripe fruit, 11 Oct 2016, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Ripe fruit of Chionanthus ramiflorus at Lizard Island, 11 Oct 2016.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Oleaceae
Genus Chionanthus
Species Chionanthus ramiflorus

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Distinguishing features

Easily identified when in fruit by the abundant clusters of dark blue/purple egg-shaped fruit about 2 cm long. Leaves opposite with lateral veins that form loops within the margin of the leaf, midrib flush with the upper surface of the blade.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.