Cassine_orientalis

<i>Cassine orientalis</i>

Cassine orientalis

Species of flowering plant

Cassine orientalis, known locally as bois d'olive, is a tall canopy tree endemic to the Mascarene islands of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues.

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In its native islands the tree has been severely over-exploited for its valuable reddish wood. Adults reach up to 20 meters in height. The fruits resemble small olives, from which the local name derives.[1]

Juveniles have shiny narrow leaves with a bright red mid-rib and smooth edges; while adult leave are wide and oval with a serrated margin.

  • Foliage of a young tree
  • Foliage of an adult

References

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    "- //Cassine orientalis// (Cav.) Harms / Celastraceae / Espèces". arbres-reunion.cirad.fr. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19.


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