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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.
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]
Kalamata Olives vs. Black Olives Peter Adams/Getty Images When it comes to comparing kalamata olives and black olives, it’s important to note that kalamata olives are indeed a type of black olive.
The Kalamata olive is a large, dark purple olive with a smooth, meaty texture, named after the city of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese, Greece. [ 4 ] [ failed verification ] Often used as table olives, they are usually preserved in wine vinegar or olive oil .
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 ]
Manzanilla olives ("man-zah-nee-ya") or Manzanillo, also Manzanilla de Sevilla (in Spain), originally from the area of Seville, Spain, are sometimes referred to as Spanish olives but along with Arbosana, Arbequina, Cacereña, Hojiblanca, Empeltre, and Gordal there are over two hundred varieties grown in Spain as well as other areas.
Also called the Amphissis. This is a common Greek table olive grown in Amfissa, Central Greece near the oracle of Delphi. Amfissa olives enjoy protected designation of origin (PDO) status, and are equally good for olive oil extraction. The olive grove of Amfissa, which consists of 1,200,000 olive trees is a part of a protected natural landscape.
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 drawn from varying local populations. [3]