Listing description
Olea europaea subsp. Laperrinei or Olivier de Laperrine, the Aleo des Touaregs , is an endemic Oleacea of the mountainous regions of the central Sahara .
Detailed description
Botanical description
The specimen type is preserved in the Herbarium of the University of
Montpellier 2 ( MPU code , Institute of Botany) 1 .
Vegetative apparatus
Olea europaea subsp. Laperrinei can reach a height of 1.5 to 3 m and its trunk is mainly
monocaule.
The leaves are lanceolate-linear to linear, 2.8 to
4.5 / 7 cm long and 0.3 / 0.5 to 1 / 1.5 cm wide. They are ash green on top and whitish / silvery on the
underside. Their apex is clearly mucronate. The medial rib is flattened or canaliculate, the petiole is 0.2
to 0.4 cm long.
Reproductive System
The flowers have a diameter of 4 to 6 mm, they are
white with bracts present and well developed. The fruits are gathered in panicles. They are ovoid to spherical, measuring 4 to 5 mm in diameter and
5 to 8 mm in length. The pulp is purplish
in color (Médail et al., 2001). This olive tree
rarely flowers and, consequently, produces little fruit.
Location
L'Olive de Laperrine lives in altitude, between 1400
and 2800 m, where the average annual precipitation is 50 to 100 mm.
PRICE
$24.64/KG
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