MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Olea names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

Note :  the authority names  "Hoffmgg. & Link"  in the English literature appear to become "Hoffmanns. & Link" in the French literature. Is one of them correct ?



Cross-checking table

(AgFor)  (Bed) (Braj) (CRDP) (FAO)  (FDAM) (Flcyb) (GCW) (GRIN) V (IPNI) (ISF) (ISTA) (JA) (JSent) (LibHerb) (Mansf)V (MMPND)V (Mrkv) (Nep) (Pan) (Prosea) (SavMark) (Smit)   (SwedMus) (USDA) (Wang) (W3Trop) (Yasu)

 

Olea capensis  L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Olea laurifolia Lam.   

ARABIC :     Awaiting feedback.

DUTCH :  Zwart ijzerhout.

ENGLISH : Black ironwood

FRENCH : Bois de fer noir

GERMAN : Schwarzes Eisenholz.

GREEK :   Ελαία η δαφνόφυλλος.

PERSIAN :       دمیراغاسی , دمرانجیلی , درخت اهن

PORTUGUESE : Pau-ferro preto (Brazil).

SHONA :  Muvanga.

SPANISH :   Madera de hierro negra.

Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.

SYNONYM(S) :  Olea capensis L. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P. S. Green, Olea hochstetteri Baker, Olea macrocarpa C. H. Wright

DANISH : Afrikansk oliventrae.

DUTCH :   Ijzerhout ,  Oostafrikaanse olijfboom.

ENGLISH : East African olive, East African olive tree.

FRENCH : Olivier d'Afrique.

GERMAN : Ostafrikanisches Olivenholz.

PORTUGUESE : Oliveira africana.

SPANISH : Olivastro, Olivo africano.

SWEDISH: Afrikansk oliv.

Olea europaea L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Olea officinarum Crantz,  Olea pallida Salisb.

CHINESE :  油橄榄.

FINNISH : Oliivi.

 
As is often the case most common names applied to the cultivated olive Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea would fit this species.

Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (P. Mill.) P. Green

SYNONYM(S) :   Olea africana Mill., Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green


Considered as a synonym of  Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif. below.

Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.

SYNONYM(S) :  Olea chrysophylla Lam. , Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G. Don, Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Mill.) P. Green, Olea ferruginea Royle, Olea sativa var. verrucosa (Willd.) Roem. & Schult., Olea verrucosa (Willd.) Link

CHINESE :   锈 鳞木犀榄   Xiu lin mu xi lan.

ENGLISH : Brown olive, Indian olive, Wild olive.

PORTUGESE :  Zambujeiro da India.

 

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea

SYNONYM(S) : Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea Wagner et al. , Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea , Olea europaea L. subsp. sativa Arcang., Olea europaea L. var. europaea, Olea europaea L. var. sativa Loud., Olea gallica Mill., Olea hispanica Mill., Olea lancifolia Moench, Olea sativa Gaterau

ARABIC :    زَيْتُون    Zeitoun, Zeytoon, Zeytun, Zitoon, Zitun,  شجر الزيتون   .

ARMENIAN : Jitabdoogh, Jitaptugh, Jiteni, Zeytoon, Zeytun .

BULGARIAN :   Маслина.

CHINESE :   橄欖樹   Gan lan shu (Taiwan),   油橄榄  Gan lan shu,   木犀 榄  Mu xi lan, 油橄欖樹  You gan lan shu (Taiwan).

CROATIAN : Maslina.

CZECH :  Olivovník.

DANISH : Oliven, Oliventræ

DUTCH : Olijf, Olijfboom.

ENGLISH : Common olive , Cultivated olive, European olive, Iberian olive, Mediterranean olive, Olive, Olive tree.

ESTONIAN : Õlipuus, Euroopa õlipuu.

FINNISH : Öljypuu.

FRENCH : Olive, Olive commune, Olivier, Olivier de culture.

GERMAN : Ölbaum, Olive, Olivenbaum.

GREEK :       Elea (Cyprus),   Ελιά   Elia, Oleia.

HEBREW :        זית    Zayit,   עץ הזית    .

HUNGARIAN : Olajfa, Olajbogyó (tree), Olíva.

ITALIAN : Oliva, Olivo, Ulivo.

JAPANESE :   オリーブ  Oriibu,  オ リーブの木   Oriibu no ki..

KANNADA : Aliv, Julipe.

KOREAN :   올리브    Ol li bu.

PERSIAN :    درخت زيتون    , Zeitun.

POLISH :   Drzewko oliwkowe,   Oliwka.

PORTUGUESE : Azeitona, Olivo, Oliveira.

RUSSIAN :   Олива  Oliva,  Маслина  Maslina.

SERBIAN : Maslina, Maslinov.

SLOVAKIAN : Oliva európska, Olivovník európsky.

SLOVENIAN : Oljka.

SPANISH : Aceituna, Aceituno, Oliva, Olivo.

SWAHILI : Zeituni.

SWEDISH : Oliv, Olivträd.

TAMIL : Saidun.

TELUGU : Jaitun.

THAI :   มะกอก    Makok.

TURKISH : Zeytin.

UKRAINIAN :   Олива   Oliva.

URDU :   Awaiting feedback.

VIETNAMESE :   Awaiting feedback.


Examples of  cultivars with a worldwide reputation  below.


Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  ' Ascolano ' 

SYNONYM(S) :  Olea europaea L. subsp.  europaea ' Ascolane',  Olea europaea L. subsp.  europaea ' Green Ascolane'

ENGLISH :  Large Italian green olive 'Ascolane'.

FRENCH :  Olive Ascolane verte.

ITALIAN :  Oliva di Ascoli Piceno.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Cailletier'

ENGLISH :  French Riviera black olive.

FRENCH :   Caillette (fruit), Cailletier (tree),  Cayet (tree), Niçoise (fruit) , Olive de Nice.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Elitses'

ENGLISH :  Small Cretan green olives.

FRENCH :  Petites olives vertes de Crète.

GREEK :  Ελίτσες.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea ' Gigante di Cerignola '

SYNONYM(S) :  Olea europaea L. subsp.  europaea  ' Bella di Cerignola '

ENGLISH : Giant Italian olive, Cerignola olive.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  'Kalamata'

ENGLISH :  Calamata olive, Greek olive, Kalamata olive.

FRENCH :  Olive de Kalamata.


Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Manzanillo'

ENGLISH : Spanish olive.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Picholine'

ENGLISH : Green French olive.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Sevillano'

SYNONYM(S) :  Olea europaea L. subsp.  europaea  ' Gordal '

ENGLISH : Spanish olive.


Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Taggiasca'

ENGLISH :   Black Ligurian olive, Ligurian olive.

FRENCH :  Olivette, Ligurian olivette.

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Tanche'

ENGLISH : Wrinkle-fruited French olive.

FRENCH :  Olive de Nyons,  Tanche de Nyons.  


Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea 'Throubes'

ENGLISH : Wrinkled black-fruited Cretan olive.

FRENCH :  Olives noires ridées de Crète.

GREEK :  Ελιές Θρούμπες,  Θρούμπες  Throumpes (Throubes).

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr

SYNONYM(S) :   Olea europaea L. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmgg. & Link) Negodi, Olea europaea L. subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Rouy,  Olea europea L. var. oleaster (Hoffmgg. & Link.) DC., Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris Brot.,  Olea oleaster Hoffmgg.  & Link, Olea sylvestris Mill.

DANISH : Vild oliven , Vild oliventræ.

DUTCH : Wilde olijf , Wilde olijfboom.

ENGLISH : Oleaster, Wild olive, Wild olive tree.

FRENCH : Olivier sauvage.

GERMAN : Oleaster, Wilder Ölbaum

GREEK :   Aγριλιά,  Ελαία η αγρία.

ITALIAN :     Oleastro, Olivastro.

PORTUGUESE :  Oliveira, Zambujeiro.

SPANISH :   Acebuche, Oleastro



Photograph of wood grain at Forest Department of Universidade deTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.



Olea salicifolia Wallich ex G. Don

CHINESE :  喜马木犀榄    Xi ma mu xi lan.

ENGLISH :   Willow-leaved olive tree.

FRENCH :   Olivier à feuilles de saule.



 

 

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Olea Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Faculty of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Olea.html > (2005).

 

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary



CNR, 2005,   Italian Olive Cultivars and their Synonyms Database. Institute for the propagation of Woody Plants.  Firenze, Italy. < http://www.area.fi.cnr.it/olivo/indeng1.htm >.

Encyclopédie Wikipédia. Projet d'encyclopédie libre et gratuite, Wikipédia francophone - Botanique. < http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanique >.

EuroDicAutom 2002, EEC (Europa European Commission). European Terminology Database. On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages.
< http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >, < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller >

Islamic-world.net,  1999-2004,  Olive Gallery of main commercial cultivars offered by the Official Website of Khalifah Institute.   < http://islamic-world.net/children/fruit/olives/olives-varieties.htm >.

Katzer Gernot, 2005,  Spice pages. Olive (Olea europea L.).   < http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Olea_eur.html >.

Logos Dictionary, 2005,  Olive.  < http://www.logos.it/dictionary/owa/dictionary.query >.

MidEastWeb for Coexistence RA. , 2005,  Arabic and Hebrew Lexicon. English-Hebrew-Arabic Dictionary. Hebrew-Arabic Dictionary.   < http://www.mideastweb.org/dictionary_arabic_hebrew.htm >.

OneLook Dictionary, 2005,  Olive.   < http://www.onelook.com/?lang=all&w=olea_europaea&other=1 >.

USDA, ARS,  2005, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?olea (29 April 2005). (GRIN)


 

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