OLIVE FAMILY
Olea europaea var. sylvestris(OLIVE TREE)
(Delice. Yabani zeytin) (Ölbaum)
Oleaceae
Evergreen shrubs or trees. Stem much-branched, up to 10 m. Leaves opposite, obovate, shorter than 4 cm, dark green and glabrous above, densely silvery-lepidote beneath. Inflorescence in axillary branching panicles or fascicles. Calyx short, 4-toothed. Corolla white, fragrant. Fruit an oblong or ovoid drupe, up to 15 mm. Fl. May. Machie, rocky slopes and gorges.
Mediterranean area.
