Olive tree
olive plant, species of plant used as food / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The olive tree is a small tree. Its scientific name is Olea europaea. A long time ago, it came from the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean, from Syria and the maritime (next to the sea) parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. It has been farmed for a very long time. The Ancient Greeks were farming it. They spread the trees to the western part of the Mediterranean.
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Olive | |
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Olea europaea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Olea |
Species: | O. europaea |
Binomial name | |
Olea europaea | |
Distribution map, with Olea europaea subsp. europaea shown in green |
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Olive trees like soil with lots of chalk in it. They grow best on limestone slopes and crags in coastal climate.