Fruits & Vegetables Week: Olea europea subsp. cuspidata, the wild olive

[Gurcharan Singh]

Olea europea subsp. cuspidata (syn: O. ferruginea, O. cuspidata, O. africana), the wild olive or brown olive differs in taller habit and smaller fruits 9-12 mm across, brownish-black when ripe. The fruit is thinly fleshy,  edible and also yielding oil.

 

Local names in Himalayas: Kahu, kan, kao, Bairbanj.

--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Rashida Atthar]

Great to see this Olive tree too Sir. Thankyou.

 

regards,

Rashida.