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XC. OLEACE^E. 
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4 . OLEA, Linn, 
Shrubs or trees. Leaves often toothed. Flowers small, some¬ 
times unisexual, in axillary trichotomous panicles. Calyx small, 
4-toothed. Corolla-tube short, lobes fiat, oblong induplicate- 
valvate (occasionally absent in females). Stamens 2 on the corolla- 
tube; filaments short. Ovary 2-celled; ovules 2 in a cell; style 
short. Drupe globose or ellipsoid, i-seeded. Species about 40, 
Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand. 
Leaves coriaceous, 3 to 4 in. long. 
Panicles lateral, long; leaves lanceolate over 4 in. 
long . . . . .. 
Panicles lateral, short; leaves 3 in. long 
Panicles terminal, pubescent .... 
Leaves stiffly coriaceous. 
Flowers in very small heads .... 
Leaves very large, 8 to 14 in. long; panicles tufted 
on old wood .....•■ 
(1) 0. penangiana 
(2) 0 . maritima 
(3) 0. puberula 
(4) 0 . capitellata 
(5) 0. platyearpa 
(1) O. penangiana Ridl. O. dentata King, l.c. 269, not of 
Wailich. 
Small tree; young branches pubescent. Leaves entire, cori¬ 
aceous, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate; 
nerves obscure, 8 to 10 pairs; 3*5 to 4-5 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide. 
Cymes in spreading pubescent panicles 6 in. long, umbellate. Bracts 
leaf-like or narrow linear-oblong 2 to 1*5 in. long. Calyx pubescent, 
lobes 4, round. Corolla campanulate, -15 in long. Hab. Penang, 
Penara Bukit and Telok Bahang (Curtis). 
This has much smaller, more coriaceous leaves than typical dentata Wall, 
and I have seen no toothed leaves. The plant has differently shaped leaves 
and larger flowers, otherwise it resembles O. maritima. 
(2) O. maritima Wall. Cat. 2813; King , l.c. 270. (Fig. 104, 
p. 319J ... 
Shrub ; young parts pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic 
or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, often spiny on edge ; midrib elevate; 
nerves rather faint, 7 to 10 pairs; 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; 
petioles *2 in. long. Flowers white in short panicled lax cymes, 
1 to 2 in. long or terminal ones longer. Calyx pubescent, lobes 
lanceolate acute. Corolla campanulate, -i in. long, lobes ovate 
or oblong-blunt as long as tube. Ovary conic ; no style. Drupe 
pea-shaped, -2 in. through, black. Hab. Common in open country 
and near the sea. Singapore, Changi ; Pulau Ubin. Johor, Kwala 
Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pekan Heaths; Rumpin River. Leban 
Chondong (Evans). Malacca, near town; Bukit Sabukor 
(Derry); Bukit Bruang. Kelantan, Kota Bharu. Perlis, 
Chupeng (Ridley). 
(3) O. puberula Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 128. 
Tree, white-barked. Leaves lanceolate acute or elliptic-lan¬ 
ceolate, thin coriaceous; nerves 6 or 7 pairs; 4 in. long, 1-5 in. 
