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The black olive tree (Bucida buceras) belongs to the Combretaceae family. It is a tall evergreen tree that is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. This tree grows in coastal swamps and wet inland forests, and up to 12-15 m high, 90 cm in trunk across. The leaves are dark bluish-green, leathery, oblanceolate to obovate and clustered at branch tips. The fruits are ovate, black, capsules and ripen in late summer. The wood is extremely hard and durable.
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