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OLEA
The olive
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The olive is one of the most significant plants of the Mediterranean basin. It was the principle source for thousands of years of edible oil to the people of this region. The family Oleaceae genus Olea contains about 35 species distributed widely from Africa to
Use GRIN Global to search for more information on Olea and the accessions in the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS).
Questions about our olive collection can be directed to Jenny Smith
Links to non-federal olive related sites:
Some information for this page was obtained from: Evolution of Crop Plants. N. W. Simmonds. Longman Group Limited.
Crop Pages
Actinidia(kiwifruit) Diospyros(persimmon) Ficus(fig) Juglans (walnut) Olea(olives) Morus (mulberry) Pistacia(pistachio) Prunus (peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, and related species) Punica (pomegranate) Vitis (grape)
