Olea europaea subsp. europaea
Common name
European olive
Family
Oleaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flowering
Sep-Dec in NZ
Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1970
Origin
E Afr to S Afr
Reason for introduction
Olives as food
Reason For Introduction
Agricultural.
Reproduction
Seed. Some of the common cultivated varieties like Manzanillo and Kalamata are derived from O. europaea subsp. europaea so can set prolific amounts of large fruit.
Dispersal
Birds.
Attribution
Cameron, Ewen K 2017. Naturalised African olives (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) in New Zealand. Auckland Botanical Soc. Journal 72(1): 71-76.