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''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.〔http://arbres-reunion.cirad.fr/especes/celastraceae/cassine_orientalis_cav_harms〕 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. File:Cassine orientalis - Bois dOlive - Mauritius.jpg|Foliage of a young tree File:Cassine orientalis - bois d olive - Ile aux Aigrettes 2.jpg|Foliage of an adult ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cassine orientalis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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