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''Olea capensis'' (syn. ''Olea undulata''〔http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-355058〕), also known by the common name Black Ironwood, is an African tree species belonging to the Olive family (Oleaceae). It is widespread in Africa, being found almost throughout Africa south of the Sahara from the east in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan, south to the tip of South Africa, and west to Cameroon, Sierra Leone and the Islands of the Gulf of Guinea, as well as Madagascar and the Comoros.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Olea capensis'' )〕 It occurs in bush, littoral scrub and evergreen forest. ''Olea capensis'' is known by a variety of common names including:〔(''Olea capensis'' @ world agroforestry centre.org ); accessed 4.4.2011〕 *Afrikaans: ysterhout *English: black ironwood, East African olive, Elgon olive, ironwood, ironwood olive *Swahili: loliondo, mushargi *Trade names: loliondo, mutharage, mutharagi, olive ==Description== The Black Ironwood is a bushy shrub, or a small to medium-sized tree, up to in height, occasionally reaching .〔 *Bark: light grey, becoming dark grey and vertically fissured with age; a characteristic blackish gum is exuded from bark wounds. *Leaves: light to dark green and glossy above and paler green below; petiole often purplish, 0.3-1.7 cm long; lanceolate-oblong to almost circular, 3-10 x 1.5–5 cm. *Flowers: white or cream and sweetly scented, small and in many flowered axillary or terminal heads, bisexual, 3–15 cm long. *Fruit: when ripe they are somewhat succulent purplish drupes; ovoid up to 2 x 1 cm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olea capensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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