| Phillyrea | |
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| Phillyrea latifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Tribe: | Oleeae |
| Subtribe: | Oleinae |
| Genus: | Phillyrea L. |
| Type species | |
| Phillyrea latifolia[1] | |
Phillyrea is a genus of two species offlowering plants in the familyOleaceae, native to theMediterranean region, and naturalized in theCanary Islands andMadeira.[2]
They areevergreenshrubs or smalltrees growing to 3–9 m tall, related toLigustrum,Olea andOsmanthus. Theleaves are in opposite pairs, small, leathery, ovate to lanceolate, 2–6 cm long and 0.5–2 cm broad. Theflowers are small, greenish-white, produced in short clusters. Thefruit is adrupe containing a single seed.
A third speciesP. decora from theCaucasus is now usually treated in the genusOsmanthus asOsmanthus decorus. Over 200 other names have been proposed over the years, now considered synonyms of existing taxa.[2]
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