Olea europaea

olive plant, species of plant used as food
Taxon taxon Q37083
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Olea europaea

Summary

Olea europaea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,316 views/month, #270 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Olea europaea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Olea europaea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Olea europaea is classified within Olea[5].
  • Olea europaea's scientific name is Olea europaea[6].
  • Olea europaea is a type of tree[7].
  • Olea europaea is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Olea europaea is used for afforestation[9].
  • Olea europaea is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Olea europaea is used for food[11].
  • Olea europaea's Commons category is recorded as Olea europaea[12].
  • Olea europaea began on -60000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Olea europaea's Commons gallery is recorded as Olea europaea[14].
  • Olea europaea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 61[15].
  • Olea europaea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Olea europaea's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • Olea europaea's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[18].
  • Olea europaea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25555[19].
  • Olea europaea's this taxon is source of is recorded as olive[20].
  • Olea europaea's this taxon is source of is recorded as olive wood[21].
  • Olea europaea's this taxon is source of is recorded as olive leaf[22].
  • Olea europaea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. europaea'}[23].
  • Olea europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'olive tree'}[24].
  • Olea europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'olive'}[25].
  • Olea europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Olienhout'}[26].
  • Olea europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木樨榄'}[27].

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Classification

Olea europaea's scientific name is Olea europaea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Olea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'olive tree'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'olive'}[25], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Olienhout'}[26], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木樨榄'}[27], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '油橄榄'}[28], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木犀榄'}[29].

Identifiers

Olea europaea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57140[30]. Olea europaea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4146[31]. Olea europaea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579181[32]. Olea europaea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5415040[33]. Olea europaea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32990[34].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Olea europaea include Mount of Olives[35], a mountain[36], in Israel[37]; Al-Zaytunah Mosque[38], a mosque[39], in Tunisia[40], founded in 0698[41]; Zeitoun[42], a shiyakha[43], in Egypt[44]; Treis Elies[45], a community of Cyprus Republic[46], in Cyprus[47]; and Oliva Street[48], a street[49], in Spain[50], founded in 1851[51].

Why It Matters

Olea europaea ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,316 views/month, #270 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Mount of Olives[35], a mountain[36], in Israel[37]; Al-Zaytunah Mosque[38], a mosque[39], in Tunisia[40], founded in 0698[41]; Zeitoun[42], a shiyakha[43], in Egypt[44]; Treis Elies[45], a community of Cyprus Republic[46], in Cyprus[47]; and Oliva Street[48], a street[49], in Spain[50], founded in 1851[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 61. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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