Editing Elaeagnus (section)

== Description ==
''Elaeagnus'' plants are [[deciduous]] or [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s.<ref name=cabi/> The alternate [[leaf|leaves]] and the shoots are usually covered with tiny silvery to brownish scales, giving the plants a whitish to grey-brown colour from a distance. The [[flower]]s are small, with a four-lobed [[sepal|calyx]] and no petals; they are often fragrant. The [[fruit]] is a fleshy [[drupe]] containing a single [[seed]]; it is edible in many species. Several species are cultivated for their fruit, including ''E. angustifolia'', ''E. umbellata'', and ''E. multiflora'' (gumi).  ''E. umbellata'' contains the [[carotenoid]] [[lycopene]].<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Ingrid M. |last1=Fordham |first2=Beverly A. |last2=Clevidence |first3=Eugene R. |last3=Wiley |first4=Richard H. |last4=Zimmerman |title=Fruit of autumn olive : A rich source of lycopene |journal=HortScience |issn=0018-5345 |year=2001 |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=1136–7|doi=10.21273/HORTSCI.36.6.1136 |doi-access=free }}</ref>