Fraxinus ornus cilicica (Fraxinus ornus cilicica)
Description
Fraxinus ornus is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m (49-82 ft) tall with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The bark is dark grey, remaining smooth even on old trees. The buds are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs. The leaves are in opposite pairs, pinnate, 20-30 cm (7.9-12 in) long, with 5 to 9 leaflets; the leaflets are broad ovoid, 5-10 mm (0.2-0.4 in) long and 2-4 cm (0.8-2 in) broad, with a finely serrated and wavy margin, and short but distinct petiolules 5-15 mm (0.20-0.59 in) long; the autumn colour is variable, yellow to purplish. The flowers are produced in dense panicles 10-20 cm (3.9-7.9 in) long after the new leaves appear in late spring, each flower with four slender creamy white petals 5-6 mm (0.20-0.24 in) long; they are pollinated by insects. The fruit is a slender samara 1.5-2.5 cm (0.59-0.98 in) long, the seed 2 mm (0.08 in) broad and the wing 4-5 mm (0.2-0.2 in) broad, green ripening brown.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Oleaceae
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Genus: Fraxinus
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