''Osmanthus suavis'', the sweet olive or sweet osmanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Oleaceae
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales, It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages 296-30 ...
, native to the slopes of the Eastern Himalayas.
An evergreen shrub typically tall, and hardy in
USDA zones
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
8 and 9, it is prized for its floral fragrance and is recommended for hedges.
Its leaves are dark green and lanceolate to oblong in shape.
It grows in dense forests and thickets on slopes.
References
suavis
Flora of Tibet
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of Nepal
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Assam (region)
Flora of Myanmar
Plants described in 1882
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