Osmanthus fragrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Oleaceae Genus: Osmanthus Species: O. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. The Oleaceae, or olive family, is a Plant family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 Species of Mesophytic Osmanthus ( Osmanthus) is a genus of about 30 species of Flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, mostly native to warm temperate Asia (from fragrans
Binomial name
Osmanthus fragrans Lour.

Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet Osmanthus; Chinese: 木樨 mùxī; Japanese: きんもくせい kinmokusei; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia, from the Himalaya east through southern China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan) to southern Japan. João de Loureiro (1717-1791 was a Portuguese Jesuit Missionary, Paleontologist, Physician and Botanist. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities Osmanthus ( Osmanthus) is a genus of about 30 species of Flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, mostly native to warm temperate Asia (from China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ( also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ^[1][2]

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3–12 m tall. In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The leaves are 7–15 cm long and 2. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 6–5 cm broad, with an entire or finely toothed margin. The flowers are white, pale yellow, yellow, or orange-yellow, small (1 cm long), with a four-lobed corolla 5 mm diameter, and have a strong fragrance; they are produced in small clusters in the late summer and autumn. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living The fruit is a purple-black drupe 10–15 mm long containing a single hard-shelled seed; it is mature in the spring about six months after flowering. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. In Botany, a drupe is a Fruit in which an outer fleshy part ( Exocarp, or skin and Mesocarp, or flesh surrounds a shell (the pit A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored ^[1][2][3][4]

Cultivation and uses

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens in Asia, Europe, North America, and elsewhere in the world, for its deliciously fragrant flowers which carry the scent of ripe peaches or apricots. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach The Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca, "Armenian plum" in Latin syn ^[4] A number of cultivars have been selected for garden use, with varying flower colour. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar ^[1][4]

Culinary uses

A small jar of Sweet Osmanthus sauce

In Chinese, the plant is called xī (樨) or mùxī (木樨), and its flowers, called guì huā (桂花, literally "cinnamon flower" or "cassia flower") are used, infused with green or black tea leaves, to create a scented tea called guì huā chá (桂花茶).

In Chinese cuisine, the flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam (called guì huā jiàng, 桂花醬 or 桂花酱), sweet cakes (called guì huā gāo, 桂花糕), dumplings, soups, and even liquor (called guì huā jiǔ, 桂花酒; or 桂花陈酒, guì huā chén jiǔ). Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in [1] Osmanthus jam is used as an ingredient in a type of gruel called chátāng (茶汤), which is made from sorghum or millet flour and sugar mixed with boiling water. Gruel is a type of preparation consisting of some type of cereal wheat or rye flour and also rice boiled in water or milk for the village in Tibet see Chatang Tibet Chatang ( 茶[[wikt 汤|汤]] pinyin chátāng literally "tea soup" Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as Fodder plants either cultivated or as part The millets are a group of small- Seeded Species of Cereal crops or grains widely grown around the world for Food and Fodder This dish is typical of the northern city of Tianjin, although it may also be found in Beijing. ( Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is the second largest city in northern coastal China.

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