Buddleja saligna

Taxobox
name = "Buddleja saligna"


image_caption = False Olive, twig with foliage
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Scrophulariaceae
genus = "Buddleja"
species = "B. saligna"
binomial = "Buddleja saligna"
binomial_authority = Willd.

The False Olive is a shrub or small tree in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is almost endemic to South Africa where it has a wide distribution. It occurs most often in ravines and against outcrops, and is distributed from coastal elevations to the central plateau. It is hardy and frost resistant.

References

* Trees of Southern Africa, K C Palgrave, 1984 ISBN 0 86977 081 0
* Field Guide to the Trees of South Africa, van Wyk & van Wyk, 1997, ISBN 1 86825 922 6