Género: olea
Nombre común: Acebuche
Descripción: Se trata de un arbusto de hasta 6 m. cuya corteza es gris. Sus hojas son verdes, brillantes por el haz y escamosas y blancas por el envés, con una distribución opuesta, son simples y lanceoladas (forma de lanza). Las flores se encuentran en panículas axilares, generalmente hermafroditas. El cáliz es pequeño con 4 dientes y la corola es tubular y blanca. El fruto es carnoso, elipsoide y verde, tornándose marrón o negro al madurar.
Hábitat: Es una planta endémica del archipiélago presente en todas las islas, componente del bosque termófilo, frecuente en zonas de risco, laderas y bordes de barrancos de clima semiárido a seco y terrenos poco salinos.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: olea
Common name: Acebuche.
Description: It is a shrub up to 6 m. whose bark is grey. Its leaves are green, shining by beam, and scaly and white on the underside. They have an opposite distribution and they are simple and lanceolate (spear-shaped). The flowers are in generally hermaphrodite. The calyx is small with 4 teeth and the corolla is tubular and white. The fruit is fleshy, ellipsoid and green, becoming brown or black when it ripe.
Habitat: It is a plant endemic to the Canary Islands, present on all islands. It is part of thermophilic forest, often in areas of cliff, slopes and edges of ravines with dry and semiarid climate and slightly salty lands.
Genus: olea
Common name: Acebuche.
Description: It is a shrub up to 6 m. whose bark is grey. Its leaves are green, shining by beam, and scaly and white on the underside. They have an opposite distribution and they are simple and lanceolate (spear-shaped). The flowers are in generally hermaphrodite. The calyx is small with 4 teeth and the corolla is tubular and white. The fruit is fleshy, ellipsoid and green, becoming brown or black when it ripe.
Habitat: It is a plant endemic to the Canary Islands, present on all islands. It is part of thermophilic forest, often in areas of cliff, slopes and edges of ravines with dry and semiarid climate and slightly salty lands.
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