Olea capensis subsp. capensis flowers

The bisexual Olea capensis subsp. capensis flowers are small, white or cream and fragrant. The four petals have pointed tips that recurve around the corolla mouth in mature flowers; in picture still spreading.

The upper inflorescence branches are four-angled and ridged (Venter, 2011; Coates Palgrave, 2002; Van Wyk and Van Wyk, 1997).