Phillyrea angustifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Phillyrea angustifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ 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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