Olea europaea L.

Taxonomy

Family

Oleaceae

Genus

Olea

Species

europea

English name

Olive

Italian name

Olivo

Distribution

South Europe, Mediterranean area, North Africa, West Asia, America, Australia and New Zealand. In Italy natural and cultivated (0-900 m)

Chorological type

Steno - Mediterranean

Habitat

Spontaneous and cultivated
in the Mediterranean area

Flowering time

IV - VI

Nectar

Pollen

Pollen colour

gold yellow

Honeydew

Pollinators

Apis mellifera

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEB SITES

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEB SITES:
Pignatti S. - Flora d’Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
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Ricciardelli D’Albore G., Intoppa F. - Fiori e api - Edagricole - 2000 - www.bombus.it/pdf/ fiori_e_api/fiori_e_api.pdf
Ricciardelli D’Albore G., Atlas of world unifloral honeys - Fai Apicoltura - 2019
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Floridata - floridata.com/home
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Worldfloraonline, An Online Flora of All Known Plants - www.worldfloraonline.org/