Olea woodiana, known commonly as the forest olive or black ironwood (Afrikaans: Bosolienhout), is an African tree species belonging to the olive family (Oleaceae).

[1] The tree grows in lower-elevation hill forests from Kenya, Tanzania, Eswatini, and South Africa.

[2][3] Olea woodiana is a medium-sized to tall tree.

[4] The axillary or terminal inflorescences carry small white flowers that are fragrant.

[4] They are oval-shaped and ripen to a purple black colour, when they are consumed by birds.