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The Fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii) belongs to Oleaceae (the Olive family). It is a semi-tall evergreen tree that is distributed from China to the Himalayas. It is a variant of the "Fragrant tea olive" (Osmanthus fragrans var. fragrans) and grows to about 6 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong, opposite, almost no serrations, and dioecious. The fragrant, pale orange-yellow flowers bloom in the axils of the leaves from September to October. Unlike the "Feagrant olive" (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus), it has female plants that bear fruit in Japan.
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