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Olea europaea L.

Synonyms

Olea pallida

Common names

Olive tree

Extract from Wikipedia article

The olive (/ˈɒlɪv/ or /ˈɑːləv/, Olea europaea, meaning "olive from/of Europe") is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in much of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands, Mauritius and Réunion. The species is cultivated in many places and considered naturalized in France, Corsica, Greece, Crimea, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Java, Norfolk Island, California and Bermuda.[+]

Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, November 23, 2014
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, November 23, 2014
Location on mapsSand Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 9, 2015
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 9, 2015
Location on mapsAspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2015
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2015
Location on mapsAspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 29, 2015
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 29, 2015
Location on mapsAspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2015
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2015
Olive tree (Olea europaea) planted in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) planted in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
Location on mapsAspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
Location on mapsAspire Park Running Trail, Doha, Qatar
Olive tree (Olea europaea) at morning in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
LinkOlive tree (Olea europaea) at morning in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, April 21, 2016
Location on mapsSand Trail, Doha, Qatar

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