锡兰橄榄原为亚热热带地区森林树种,现全球热带和亚热带地区已广泛引种作为庭园绿化树种。早在19(?)6年已有文献记载,我国台湾省中部,从斯里兰卡引种的锡兰橄榄已开花结果,在台北植物园也有种植。1962年华南热带作物研究院从斯里兰卡引种,在广东、广西、云南和福建等省区的南部亚热带地区进行地理试种,均表现生长良好,是 Ceylon Olive was originally a subtropical forest tree species, tropical and subtropical regions are now widely introduced as a landscaping tree species. As early as 19 (?) 6 years has been documented, the central Taiwan Province of China, Ceylon olive introduced from Sri Lanka has the flowering result, also in Taipei Botanical Garden. 1962 South China Institute of Tropical Crops introduced from Sri Lanka, in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Fujian provinces in southern subtropical regions of geographical trials, all showed good growth, is