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
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- 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.

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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