Fairchild Botanic Garden
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Taxon
Bucida
buceras
Common name:
black olive tree (English)
Family:
Combretaceae (Indian Almond)
Distribution:
Florida, Bahamas, West Indies, Mexico, Central America
Life form:
Tree
Description:
This is one of the most popular shade trees grown in South Florida, especially common along roadsides. It is attractive and durable, growing slowly to 50 feet tall with strong and valuable wood. Despite its common name, it does not produce edible olives, only small, hard seed capsules.
Locations
1:
Plot 32b
(32B)
• Accession: X.2-142*D
2:
Plot 55b
(55B)
• Accession: X.2-267*C
3:
Plot 60
(60)
• Accession: X.2-142*E
Area
Individual