Vasilis Teodoridis:
Oleaceae | Osmanthus
13. Osmanthus cooperi Hemsley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1896: 18. 1896.
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Shrubs or small trees 3-5(-8) m. Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade elliptic or obovate; (4-)6-8(-10) x (2.5-)3-4(-5) cm; leathery; base broadly cuneate to rounded; margin entire; apex acuminate and slightly caudate; midrib pubescent; denser near petiole; impressed adaxially; raised abaxially; primary veins 7 or 8 on each side of midrib; obscure. Cymes fascicled in leaf axils; 4-12-flowered; bracts broadly ovate; ca. 2 mm; pubescent; rarely glabrous. Pedicel 3-5 mm; glabrous. Calyx 1.5 mm; lobes rounded; ca. 0.5 mm. Corolla white; ca. 4 mm; tube ca. as long as lobes. Stamens attached just above middle of corolla tube; connective elongated into an obvious mucro. Drupe blue-black; 1.5-2 cm. Fl. Sep-Oct; fr. May-Jun.
* Slopes; shady and moist places in woods of valleys; ravines; 400-800 m. Anhui; Fujian; S Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Zhejiang