Flora Detail
| Common Name | Basterolienhout, Dune Olive |
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Date Observed | 18-08-2021 |
| Category | Trees |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 5504RG |
| Flowering Time | Spring |
| Colour | White to Grey |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | |
| Village | Few,Many |
| Greater Rooiels | Few |
Olea exasperata SA Tree no: 619
Information
Basterolienhout, Dune Olive
Sand dunes in coastal bush, also on hillsides in open grassland.
Bushy or straggling shrub or small rounded tree 1 to 7m in height. Fruit ovoid, thinly fleshy, up to 10 x 8mm, yellowish-purple when mature.
