Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. - Elaeagnaceae - autumn olive, **Schirm-Ölweide**, Korallen-Ölweide, Doldige Ölweide, Herbst-Ölweide 

Deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern Asia, naturalized and cultivated elsewhere; stems erect with spreading branchlets, thorny; leaves obovate, alternate, 3-8cm long, papery with prominent central vein, abaxially densely white scaly, adaxially sparsely scaly when young; flowers 1-3(-7) in axils of shoots; flowers silvery white to yellowish, fragrant; fruit a small globose red (or yellow) drupe 6-9mm in diameter. \\
[[https://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014607|efloras.org]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeagnus_umbellata|wikipedia]]

|{{:eugenol.jpg|eugenol}} \\ eugenol |{{:phenylacetaldehyde.jpg|phenyl acetaldehyde}} \\ phenyl acetaldehyde |{{:paracresol.png|para-cresol}} \\ 4-methyl phenol \\ (para-cresol) |{{:p_methylanisol.jpg|p-methylanisole}} \\ 4-methyl anisole \\ (p-cresyl methyl ether) |{{:14dimethoxybenzene.jpg|}} \\ 4-methoxy anisole \\ (1,4-dimethoxybenzene) |

"The floral volatiles of Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. (autumn olive) were isolated by simultaneous steam distillation/extraction and 'purge and trap' techniques... The principal steam distillate constituents were palmitic acid, C14 to C20 fatty acid methyl esters, eugenol, 4-methyl phenol, phenylacetaldehyde, and (E)-2-nonenal. Among the headspace volatiles recovered by 'purge and trap', the most abundant compounds were 4-methyl anisole, 4-methoxy anisole, 4-methyl phenol, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, and (E)-2-hexenal." \\
[Potter, Thomas L. 'Floral Volatiles of Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.' Journal of Essential Oil Research 7.4 (1995): 347-354]

The fruit with its sweet and tart flavor can be eaten fresh or processed for jam, condiments, flavoring, or used as a substitute for tomato (lycopene content 15-54mg/100g fresh fruit). \\
[Fordham, Ingrid M., et al. "Autumn olive: A potential alternative crop." XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Berry Crop Breeding, Production and Utilization for a New Century 626 (2002)]


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