Evergreen or semi-evergreen tree. Winter buds reddish brown. Young shoots green. Leaves mostly 14-20 cm long, with the main axis flattened above. Leaflets 5-7, oblong-lanceolate, about 5-8 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, teeth widely and unevenly spaced, jagged and relatively long, stalks to about 2 cm long. Flowers in clusters to 16 cm long. Fruit 2.5-3 cm long.

C America

Grows naturally in dry areas.

Fairly rare but occasionally offered in the trade as F. 'Majestic Beauty'.

Large, leathery, evergreen leaflets with well-spaced, pronounced teeth.

VIC: Melbourne (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (Melbourne Gardens), near arbour, next to perennial border, about 20 m tall).

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Oleaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.