Economic Botany Collection

Catalogue no.:

50410

Botanical classification:

OLEACEAE Olea sp.

Common name:

Olive

Geographical description:

Jerusalem, Israel

Item description:

2 bracelets of olive wood

Length:

22cm-circumference

No. of beads:

15 in each

Bead size:

1.4cm

Plant information:

The olive originated in eastern Mediterranean region. Naturally large, evergreen shrubs but trained as trees which are often long lived. Grows in Etesian or dry subtropical climates. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants and now commonly grown in Mediterranean region and across the world.

Donor date:

1880

Donor:

Miss Fleming