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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, with wild subspecies found further afield in Africa and western Asia. When in shrub form, it is known as Olea europaea ' Montra ', dwarf olive, or little olive.
a small, brown olive native to Arbeca, grown in Aragon and Catalonia, Spain, good for eating and for oil. Arbosana: Spain a Spanish variety commonly grown for oil production alongside Arbequina and others, including in the United States. Ascolano: Italy A cold-hardy table variety from the Le Marche region of Italy enjoyed as a table olive.
Olea paniculata, commonly known as the native olive, is a plant of the genus Olea and a relative of the olive. It grows natively in Pakistan and southwestern China ( Yunnan ) through tropical Asia to Australia ( Queensland and New South Wales ) and the Pacific islands of New Caledonia , Vanuatu and Lord Howe Island .
[1] [4] The olives are of medium-to-high weight (5–6 g), elliptic in shape with a rounded tip and slightly asymmetrical. [5] The stone is ovoid, rounded on both ends, with a rough surface and a mucro. [4] The fruits can be harvested at smaller size in late November, while for larger olives it is better to wait until December or January. [1]
The Picholine is a French cultivar of olives. It is the most widely available cultivar in France. [1] Though originally from Gard in southern France, it is today grown all over the world. The Picholine is best known as a cocktail olive, though it is also used to make olive oil. It is the most common variety of olive used for oil from Morocco. [2]
The Lucques owes its French name to the tradition that it originated in the Italian province of Lucca (Lucques in French). Today it is primarily associated with southern France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and the départements of Aude and Hérault, to which its cultivation is limited in Europe by a protected designation of origin (PDO, or AOP in French) since 2017.
Arbequina is a cultivar of olives.The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, [1] but is also grown in Aragon and Andalusia, as well as California, [2] Argentina, Chile, Australia and Azerbaijan.
The Germaine, also Ghjermana (Corsican pronunciation: [ˈdjɛrˈmana]; Ghjermana di Balagna), Ghermana, Germana, and sometimes as Romana, is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Corsica, but also in parts of northern Italy. Genetically it is close to the cultivar Frantoio, that is grown in the Italian region of Tuscany. [1]