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Cassine orientalis

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Cassine orientalis
Young Cassine orientalis tree on Reunion island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Cassine
Species:
C. orientalis
Binomial name
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.

References

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  1. ^ "- //Cassine orientalis// (Cav.) Harms / Celastraceae / Espèces". arbres-reunion.cirad.fr. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19.