What are the characteristics of osmanthus fragrans? Main characteristics of osmanthus fragrans

1, pale red or purple flowers, white, 3-4 cm in diameter, often forming a terminal panicle of 7-20 cm.

2. The pedicel is 3- 15 mm long, and the axis and pedicel are both pilose; The calyx is 7- 10 mm long, and the exterior is smooth without edges, but when it is fresh, the edge of the calyx tube is short, with microprotrusions, hairless on both sides, and the lobes are 6, triangular, upright and without appendages.

3. Petals 6, shriveled, long12-20mm, with long claws; Stamens 36-42, 6 are inserted on the calyx outside, which is much longer than others.

4. Ovary 3-6-loculed, glabrous.

5. The capsule is ovoid, spherical or wide oval, with a length of 1- 1.3 cm, green to yellow when it is young, purple-black when it is mature or dry, and the ventricle is cracked.