It was named after Syringa (Lilac), the genus of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae).
Its common name comes from its similarity in appearance to the olive (Olea europaea), in a different botanical family, Oleaceae.
Relict forests retain endemic fauna and flora in communities of great value in inferring the palaeontological succession and climate change that followed the breakups of the supercontinents.
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The Oleaceae are important components of tropical forests ranging from low-lying dry forest to montane Cloud forest.
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