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Olive
Olea europaea
オリーブ
An evergreen tree in the olive family, native to the Mediterranean. The fruit yields olive oil and is also eaten directly. In Japan, Shodoshima is the iconic production area. Valued for its attractive silvery-gray leaves and distinctive form.
Identification Points
- ✓Narrow elliptic leaves, gray-green above, silvery-white beneath
- ✓Ellipsoidal fruit ripening from green to blackish-purple
- ✓Irregular, characteristically gnarled tree form
Habitat
Cultivated (warm areas, Mediterranean climate)
Season
May to June (flowers), October to December (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Elliptic
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
White
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionモクセイ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Lamiales > Oleaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 70–60 Ma)
Sources & References
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