Oleaceae

Black ironwood

Olea woodiana Knobl.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea

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Black ironwood (Olea woodiana) — FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Bosolienhout
Arabic: زيتون الغابات
arz: زيتون الغابات
English: Black ironwood, Forest olive

Synonyms

Leuranthus woodianus (Knobl.) Knobl.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.