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The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as Olea europaea 'Montra ', dwarf olive, or little olive.
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. [ 1] It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct. [ 2] The extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. [ 3]
Olea oleaster. Hoffmanns. & Link. Olea oleaster, the wild-olive, has been considered by various botanists a valid species and a subspecies [ 1] of the cultivated olive tree, Olea europea, which is a tree of multiple origins [ 2] that was domesticated, it now appears, at various places during the fourth and third millennia BCE, in selections ...
List of oldest trees. Pando, a colony of quaking aspen, is one of the oldest-known clonal trees. Recent estimates of its age range up to 14,000 years old. It is located in Utah, United States. This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources.
Olive tree of Vouves. Coordinates: 35°29′12″N 23°47′13″E. The Olive tree of Vouves in 2018. The Olive tree of Vouves ( Greek: Ελιά Βουβών) is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world, it still ...
Empeltre is a type of medium-sized, black olive originating in Spain. It is used both as a table olive and to produce a high-quality olive oil. Empeltre olives are primarily grown in the Spanish regions of Aragon and the Balearic Islands. It is present along the Ebro river basin from the Rioja and Navarra to the province of Castellón and ...
Olive production in the country began in 2007 when olive saplings were imported from Israel and planted in the Thar Desert. The first olive yield in India occurred in 2012, and commercial olive oil production began in September 2013. The first Indian-made olive oil brand called Raj Oil was launched on 9 November 2016.
Symmetry. Slightly asymmetrical. The Bouteillan is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Provence. Originally from the town of Aups in the Var département, it is today grown also in Australia and the United States. It is mostly used for the production of oil. The Bouteillan is vulnerable to certain pests, but has a good resistance to cold.