| Phillyrea angustifolia | |
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Scientific 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] [ citation needed ] while the species' epithet angustifolia means 'narrow-leaved'. [2]
