Olea chimanimani
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Olea chimanimani is an olive
shrub or small tree, growing 2–3 meters tall, in the family Oleaceae
. It is found only in the Chimanimani mountains (whence its name), which lay on the border dividing Mozambique
and Zimbabwe
. Confined only to a relatively small (600 km²) area, it is locally common, growing in scrub vegetation among quartzite
cliffs.
Olea
Olea is a genus of about 40 species in the family Oleaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australasia. They are evergreen trees and shrubs, with small, opposite, entire leaves...
shrub or small tree, growing 2–3 meters tall, in the family Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
. It is found only in the Chimanimani mountains (whence its name), which lay on the border dividing Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. Confined only to a relatively small (600 km²) area, it is locally common, growing in scrub vegetation among quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
cliffs.