| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Synonym | Linociera courtallensis ( Bedd.) Bourd. |
| Local Name | Kal- idala |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, to 15 m high, bark greyish, smooth; blaze creamy yellow. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 3-10 mm, stout, grooved above, glabrous; lamina 5-17 x 2.5-6 cm, oblong, elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, base acute or cuneate, apex acuminate or abruptly acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, reddish- brown on drying, coriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, glabrous, pinnate, looped near the margin, prominent; intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers bisexual, white, in axillary racemes, 4-6 mm across; calyx small, glabrous, lobes 4, ciliate; corolla lobes 4, united at base only ; stamens 2, attached to the base of petals; filaments short; anthers dehiscing on the margin; connective broad; ovary 2 locular, superior, glabrous, 2 ovules in each cell, pendulous from its apex; style short. Fruit a drupe, 2.5 cm long, brownish purple, covered with small scales; seed solitary, pendulous. |