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]
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
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Binomial name | |
Phillyrea angustifolia |
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]