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Olea polygama

Tree
Habit
Tree
Flowering
August-May

How to identify Olea polygama

Identify Olea polygama by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a tree habit.
  • Confirm flower colour: White.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-May.
  • Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Olea polygama.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Olea polygama
Genus
Olea
Family
Oleaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Shola forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering & fruiting
August-May
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Olea polygama itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Olea polygama

Olea polygama is a tree in the Oleaceae family. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.

Illustration representing the Oleaceae family
Botanical family

Oleaceae

Olive/Jasmine family

Olea polygama belongs to the Oleaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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