European Olive

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• European Olive
• Olive tree
• Russian Olive
• Wild-olive

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Olea obliqua
• Olea europaea var. sylvestris
• Olea ferruginea
• Olea subrotunda
• Olea europaea var. ferruginea
• Olea europaea var. obliqua
• Olea angulosa
• Olea cayana
• Olea argentata
• Olea europaea proles sativa
• Olea lancifolia
• Olea viridula
• Olea europaea var. oleaster
• Olea sylvestris
• Olea europaea subsp. oleaster
• Olea variegata
• Olea europaea var. communis
• Olea sphaerica
• Olea europaea var. sativa
• Olea gallica
• Olea europaea var. longifolia
• Olea craniomorpha
• Olea europaea subsp. sativa
• Olea europaea var. latifolia
• Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris
• Olea alba
• Olea brevifolia
• Olea europaea var. angustifolia
• Olea bifera
• Olea europaea var. rotundata
• Olea atrorubens
• Olea europaea var. araban
• Olea amygdalina
• Olea europaea var. celina
• Olea cajetana
• Olea europaea var. oblonga
• Olea europaea var. atroviolacea
• Olea oleaster
• Olea europaea var. praecox
• Olea officinarum
• Olea europaea var. saurina
• Olea odorata
• Olea europaea var. minima
• Olea oblonga
• Olea europaea var. racemosa
• Olea hispanica
• Olea europaea var. uvaria
• Olea europaea var. umbraculata
• Olea lorentii
• Olea europaea var. serotina
• Olea longifolia
• Olea europaea var. crispa
• Olea europaea var. macrocarpa
• Olea praecox
• Olea europaea var. polymorpha
• Olea racemosa
• Olea europaea var. pendulina
• Olea regia
• Olea europaea var. rubra
• Olea polymorpha
• Olea europaea var. columballa
• Phillyrea lorentii
• Olea europaea var. rufa
• Olea europaea var. pignola
• Olea europaea proles sylvestris
• Olea europaea var. steudelii
• Olea europaea var. laurifolia
• Olea europaea var. alba
• Olea europaea var. guttata
• Olea europaea var. bifera
• Olea europaea var. curvifolia
• Olea europaea var. hermaphrodita
• Olea europaea var. papillata
• Olea europaea var. atrorubens
• Olea europaea var. regalis
• Olea europaea var. rostrata
• Olea europaea var. corniola
• Olea europaea var. dulcis
• Olea europaea var. conditiva
• Olea europaea var. fragilis
• Olea europaea var. amygdalina
• Olea europaea var. hispanica
• Olea europaea var. nigerrima

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Lamiales, it is classified under the family Oleaceae. Within this family, it is specifically identified by the genus Olea as the subspecies Olea europaea subsp. europaea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, Olea europaea subsp. europaea, is widely distributed across several regions within Southwestern Europe. It can be found growing in the coastal and inland areas of France and Portugal. The species also thrives within the Mediterranean island territories of Corse and Sardegna. Furthermore, its presence is well-documented throughout the Baleares archipelago. Together, these locations highlight the plant's significant footprint across the southwestern Mediterranean landscape.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Olea europaea subsp. europaea has 1 reported plant parts identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. International journal of biological macromolecules
2. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
3. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Activities

Olea europaea subsp. europaea has 6 reported activities identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antihyperglycemic, Antioxidant.

Anthelmintic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antibacterial

1. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Antifungal

1. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Antihyperglycemic

1. Annales pharmaceutiques francaises

Antioxidant

1. International journal of biological macromolecules

Hypoglycemic

1. Annales pharmaceutiques francaises

Preparations