Varieties of olive tree

Migrations and Rooting of the Olive Tree

Not all olive varieties travel in the same way. Some have crossed continents, adapting to different landscapes and climates. Others have remained stable, rooted in a single continent, where they have shaped biodiversity, culture, and landscape. In this project, the value of a variety does not depend on how far it has traveled, but on how it has inhabited the territories that welcomed it.

Synonyms by diffusion across continents

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1 continent — Rooted cultivars 16 cultivars +

Cultivars whose diffusion is concentrated in a single continent.

ARAUCO2 synonyms+
CriollaOlivo viejo
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BUGA13 synonyms+
BelicaCampeglioMedeazzaSan Rocco Istarsk BelicaTonda di VillaFiaschettiSbusa FeminskulaBusiaroBogaBusaBuza
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CHEMLAL DE KABYLIE9 synonyms+
AchamlalAchamliAchemlalChemlal Blanche d’Ali-Chérif ChemlalChemlal de L’Oued-AissiChemlal de Tizi-Ouzou Chemlal Précoce de TazmaltPetit Chemlal Pendant
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CHÉTOUI4 synonyms+
BeldiChaibiTounsiaZaiati
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COBRANÇOSA3 synonyms+
Verdal CobrançosaQuebrançosaSalgueira
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DOEBLI6 synonyms+
DaebliDaibliDermlaliDhremlaliTamraniTemprani
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KATO DRYS1 note+
Clone of the “Local” variety
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LASTOVKA2 synonyms+
VelicaLastova
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MEHRAS+
No synonym specified.
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MIXANI7 synonyms+
BixaCorraMixaMixajMixaniMixanjMizan
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NABALA BALADI9 synonyms+
Nabala BaladiBaladiBathniKhudrKrariKteitNabalaRomanSouri
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SOURY13 synonyms+
Grande AyrouniHai YoudiHedaiHidriRasisiSferhiShouriSouri FolinoSouri LodSurrySuryBayadiBeladi
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TOFFAHI11 synonyms+
TeffahiOlivo MelaPommePommetteTefahiTefhaTafahiTitahTofahiToffaiTouffahi
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ZAITY4 synonyms+
AssilHoulkaniKurdiZeyti
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ZARD1 synonym+
Zard Zeytun
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ŽUTICA3 synonyms+
BjelicaBjelizaŽutica
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2 continents — Selective diffusion 5 cultivars+

Cultivars present on two continents.

EMPELTRE16 synonyms+
AragonesaComúnde AceiteFinaInjertoLleiMachoMallorquina NavarroNegralPayesaSalseñaTerra AltaVeraVerdielZaragozana
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GEMLIK4 synonyms+
KaplikKaraKiviricikTrilye
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LOAIME5 synonyms+
AlohaimeGuitosoLucio GordoNegralPlateado
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PICHOLINE MAROCAINE5 synonyms+
BeldiBouchouikaBousbinaZitZitoun
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VERDALE DE L´HÉRAULT14 synonyms+
PourridaleCul BlancGangeoleGrosse RondeGroussaldoOlive de GangesOlive Verte RedounaleRedonaleVerdaouVerdauVerdavaVerdeauVereau
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3 continents — Contemporary migration 3 cultivars+

Cultivars present on three continents.

BARNEA1 synonym+
CHEMLALI4 synonyms+
BeldiChaibiTounsiaZaiati
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MISSION4 synonyms+
MammothMisioneraMisionesTrilye
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4 continents — Updating 0 cultivars+
No cultivars in this group (for now).
5 continents — Migrant cultivars 4 cultivars+

Cultivars present on five continents.

FRANTOIO19 synonyms+
Bresa finaComuneCorreggioloCrognoloFrantoiano GentileInfrantoioLaurinoNostratoOliva lunga PendaglioPignattelloRaggioRaggioloRajo RazzaRazzoSolciaroStringona
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KALAMATA6 synonyms+
AetonychaleaAetonychiAetonycholiaChondroliaKalamonKalamatiani
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KORONEIKI4 synonyms+
KoroniKritikiaLadoliaPsylolia
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PICUAL17 synonyms+
AndaluzaBlancoCorrienteDe aceiteDe calidadFina JabataLopereñoMarteñoMorconaNevadillo Nevadillo blancoNevadoNevado blancoPicúaSalgarTemprana
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