Noronhia emarginata (Madagascar olive; syn. Olea emarginata Lam.) is a species of Noronhia native to Madagascar, now naturalized on Mauritius, Réunion and Bermuda.[1][2]
It is an evergreenshrub or small tree growing to 3–15 m tall. It has smooth bark, stout terete branches and flattened terminal twigs. The leaves are opposite, elliptical or obovate, up to 16 cm long and 10 cm broad, with an entire margin and an emarginate (notched) apex. The flowers are small, pale whitish-yellow, fragrant, with a four-lobed corolla. The fruit is a globose to turbinatedrupe 2–3 cm diameter, apiculate, bright yellow ripening dark purple, drying hard, dark brown, slightly rough with a single pyriform, dark russet seed, 10–12 mm long. The cotyledons are unequal.[3][4][5]
It is very tough in coastal and seaside locations, and has been successfully used in urban areas where air pollution, poor drainage, compacted soil and/or drought are common. It grows in part shade and in full sun. Soil tolerance is well-drained, acidic or alkaline clay, loam or sand. It has high drought tolerance, high aerosol salt tolerance and moderate soil salt tolerance.[3]
^University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: Noronhia
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noronhia, emarginata, madagascar, olive, olea, emarginata, species, noronhia, native, madagascar, naturalized, mauritius, réunion, bermuda, madagascar, olivescientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, a. Noronhia emarginata Madagascar olive syn Olea emarginata Lam is a species of Noronhia native to Madagascar now naturalized on Mauritius Reunion and Bermuda 1 2 Madagascar oliveScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily OleaceaeGenus NoronhiaSpecies N emarginataBinomial nameNoronhia emarginata Lam ThouarsIt is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3 15 m tall It has smooth bark stout terete branches and flattened terminal twigs The leaves are opposite elliptical or obovate up to 16 cm long and 10 cm broad with an entire margin and an emarginate notched apex The flowers are small pale whitish yellow fragrant with a four lobed corolla The fruit is a globose to turbinate drupe 2 3 cm diameter apiculate bright yellow ripening dark purple drying hard dark brown slightly rough with a single pyriform dark russet seed 10 12 mm long The cotyledons are unequal 3 4 5 Cultivation and uses EditIt is cultivated as an ornamental tree in subtropical and tropical regions and has become an invasive species in some areas notably Hawaii 3 It is very tough in coastal and seaside locations and has been successfully used in urban areas where air pollution poor drainage compacted soil and or drought are common It grows in part shade and in full sun Soil tolerance is well drained acidic or alkaline clay loam or sand It has high drought tolerance high aerosol salt tolerance and moderate soil salt tolerance 3 References Edit Madagascar Catalogue Noronhia emarginata Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Noronhia emarginata a b c Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Noronhia emarginata Cook Islands Biodiversity Noronhia emarginata University of Oxford Oleaceae information site Noronhia nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noronhia emarginata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noronhia emarginata amp oldid 1111552033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
