Catalan common name : Oastre. Rabell. Ullastre.
Spanish common name : Acebuche.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : April. May. June.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Dry soils.
Uses and properties : Edible or foodstuffs. Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal. Perfumery. Symbolic uses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : The wild olive (var. sylvestris) is the undomesticated cousin of the olive tree (var. europaea). Leaves are greyish green in colour on the obverse, almost white on the reverse, grouped in pairs along the stems. These leaves can be very small and round in the basal sprouts, or lanceolate and up to 8 cm in length in the upper branches. The cultivated olive trees have larger and longer leaves than Olea sylvestris, but the fundamental difference between the two is the fruit (the olive).
Observations : L´olivera ha estat molt relacionada amb els jocs atlètics, ja que els guanyadors dels Jocs Olímpics eren coronats amb branques d´olivera silvestre, equivalent a la medalla d´or actual.
Origen : Regió mediterrània
Location on-campus UIB : Relativament freqüent: entrada principal de Cas Jai, al Jardí de Son Lledó, zona de la Residència Bartomeu Rosselló Porcel, etc.
Flowering period : April-may