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'''''Cassine orientalis''''', known locally as '''bois d'olive''', is a tall canopy tree endemic to the Mascarene islands of [[Mauritius]], Reunion and Rodrigues. |
'''''Cassine orientalis''''', known locally as '''bois d'olive''', is a tall canopy tree endemic to the Mascarene islands of [[Mauritius]], Reunion and Rodrigues. |
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In its native islands the tree has been severely over-exploited for its valuable reddish wood. Adults reach up to 20 meters in height. The fruits resemble small olives, from which the local name derives.<ref>http://arbres-reunion.cirad.fr/especes/celastraceae/cassine_orientalis_cav_harms</ref> |
In its native islands the tree has been severely over-exploited for its valuable reddish wood. Adults reach up to 20 meters in height. The fruits resemble small olives, from which the local name derives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arbres-reunion.cirad.fr/especes/celastraceae/cassine_orientalis_cav_harms |title=- //Cassine orientalis// (Cav.) Harms / Celastraceae / Espèces |website=arbres-reunion.cirad.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019003653/http://arbres-reunion.cirad.fr/especes/celastraceae/cassine_orientalis_cav_harms |archive-date=2008-10-19}}</ref> |
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Juveniles have shiny narrow leaves with a bright red mid-rib and smooth edges; while adult leave are wide and oval with a serrated margin. |
Juveniles have shiny narrow leaves with a bright red mid-rib and smooth edges; while adult leave are wide and oval with a serrated margin. |
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File:Cassine orientalis - bois d olive - Ile aux Aigrettes 2.jpg|Foliage of an adult |
File:Cassine orientalis - bois d olive - Ile aux Aigrettes 2.jpg|Foliage of an adult |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Cassine|orientalis]] |
[[Category:Cassine (plant)|orientalis]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Mauritius]] |
[[Category:Flora of Mauritius]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1782]] |
[[Category:Plants described in 1782]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 12 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Cassine |
| Species: | C. orientalis
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| Cassine orientalis | |
Cassine orientalis, known locally as bois d'olive, is a tall canopy tree endemic to the Mascarene islands of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues.
In its native islands the tree has been severely over-exploited for its valuable reddish wood. Adults reach up to 20 meters in height. The fruits resemble small olives, from which the local name derives.[1]
Juveniles have shiny narrow leaves with a bright red mid-rib and smooth edges; while adult leave are wide and oval with a serrated margin.
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Foliage of a young tree -
Foliage of an adult
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elaeodendron orientale.
- ^ "- //Cassine orientalis// (Cav.) Harms / Celastraceae / Espèces". arbres-reunion.cirad.fr. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19.
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