Cartrema floridana

Scrub wild olive
Devilwood

Synonym(s): Osmanthus megacarpus, Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus

Florida native

Endemic to Florida

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A frequent scrub plant occurring only in the central Florida peninsula.
Scrub wild olive is differentialed from Cartrema americana by the globose drupes that will grow to 2-2.5 cm in diameter at maturity.

Cartrema floridana is a member of the Oleaceae - Olive family.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016