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[[File:Osmanthus fragrans (orange flowers).jpg|thumb|right|''Osmanthus fragrans'', ''Fragrant olive'']]
'''Fragrant olive''' is a species native to Asia from the Himalayas through southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan and southeast Asia as far south as Cambodia and Thailand.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Carbuncles}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Whoping cough}}, {{Uses|Retinitis pigmentosa}}, {{Uses|Dysmenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Bruises}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The content of 1,3,5-Trioxepane was the highest in Latifolius group, accounting for 22.69 %. Ketones, alcohols, asters, aldehydes and acids were the major constituents of four different O. fragrans, representing 90.05 %, 95.07 %, 86.76 %and 80.21 % of the essential oil, respectively<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Brihat bakula, Vasuka|ta=|te=|hi=silangSilang|en=Fragrant Olive, Sweet osmanthus}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|leaves Leaves are leathery, lustrous, dark green leaves 2-5 in. long; finely dentate or entire}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Drupe|1.5-3|Fruit coulor is purple||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in any well-drained soil in sun or part shade, but flowering more freely in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644128 "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/osmanthus-fragrans/ "plant Plant charecteristics"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Osmanthus+fragrans "cultivation"Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
