Phillyrea angustifolia

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

Phillyrea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved mock privet, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean. [2]

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. [1]

The genus name Phillyrea is derived from Greek and means 'leafy', [3] while the species' epithet angustifolia means 'narrow-leaved'. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/24488/i-Phillyrea-angustifolia-i/Details [accessed 22/02/21]
  2. Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610935-1 [accessed 22/02/21]
  3. 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 49, 300