Originating from the Mediterranean regions, this perennial plant is now widely cultivated all over the world.
N'ịbụ nke si n'ógbè Mediterenian, ahịhịa a dị ọtụtụ nke nwere mkpịsị yiri agịga na-eme nke ọma ugbu a n'ọtụtụ akụkụ ụwa.