Phillyrea angustifolia

Phillyrea angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Phillyrea
Species:
P. angustifolia
Binomial name
Phillyrea angustifolia

Phillyrea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved mock privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean.[1]

It is an evergreen shrub with simple, entire, leathery, dark green, oppositely arranged leaves. Scented creamy-white flowers are borne at the leaf axils in spring and summer, and are followed by purplish black berries.

The genus name Phillyrea is derived from Greek and means 'leafy',[2] while the species' epithet angustifolia means 'narrow-leaved'.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Phillyrea angustifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 49, 300


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