Zaitun / Olive
Olea europaea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Olea europaea
- Genus
- Olea
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Asia minor and Greece
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज़ैतून zaitun,जैतून jaitun
- Nepali
- जैतुन
- Bengali
- জয়তুন
- Tamil
- சைத்தூன், ஆலிவ், ஆலிவ் மரம்
- Kannada
- ಆಲಿವ್
- Malayalam
- ഒലിവ്, Olive, ഒലിവു മരം
- Marathi
- जैतून
About Zaitun
Olive (Olea europaea) is a tree belonging to the Oleaceae family (Olive/Jasmine family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple/pinnate leaves, panicle/cymose flower clusters, drupe/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. It is native to Asia minor and Greece. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Zaitun belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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