Oleaceae

Black ironwood

Olea capensis L.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea

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Black ironwood: An indigenous Ironwood tree ( Olea (capensis) macrocarpa ) in Cape Town. It is native to South African afrotemperate forests but occurs into the tropics. — Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

Afrikaans: Ysterhout
Arabic: زيتون رأس الرجاء
arz: زيتون راس الرجاء
Chinese: 非洲木樨榄, 黑鐵木, 南非黑鐵木, 黑铁木
English: Black ironwood, East African olive, Elgon olive, Ironwood, Ironwood olive
French: Olivier du Cap
Japanese: オレア・カペンシス
Lithuanian: Afrikinis alyvmedis
Persian: انجیلی سیاه
Tamil: ஒலிய காபன்சிஸ்

Synonyms

Olea cassinifolia Salisb.

Photos

Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.