Османтус – хош иісті гүлдер туысы

Genus of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae

Osmanthus /ɒ//z/'/m//æ//n//θ//ə//s/ is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. Most of the species are native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, etc.) with a few species from the Caucasus, New Caledonia, and Sumatra.

The generic name Osmanthus is composed of two parts: the Greek words osma meaning smell or fragrance, and anthos meaning flower.

Osmanthus are popular shrubs in parks and gardens throughout the warm temperate zone. Several hybrids and cultivars have been developed. Osmanthus flower on old wood and produce more flowers if unpruned. A pruned shrub often produces few or no flowers for one to five or more years, before the new growth matures sufficiently to start flowering. In Japan, Osmanthus fragrans Lour. var. aurantiacus Makino (fragrant orange colored olive) (kin mokusei) is a favorite garden shrub. Its small deep golden flowers appear in short stalked clusters in late autumn. It has an intense sweet fragrance. A variant with white flowers (gin mokusei) is also popular.

The flowers of O. fragrans are used throughout East Asia for their scent and flavour, which is likened to apricot and peach. In China, osmanthus tea (, guìhuāchá) combines sweet osmanthus flowers with black or green tea leaves. In Liuzhou, it is used to flavor a locally brewed beer. Sweet osmanthus and osmanthus tea are particularly associated with the city of Guilin (桂林, literally "Forest of Sweet Osmanthus"). Osmanthus wine is prepared by infusing whole Osmanthus fragrans flowers in huangjiu or other types of rice wine and is traditionally consumed during the Mid Autumn Festival. PepsiCo makes osmanthus flavored Pepsi for the Chinese domestic market.