Phillyrea angustifolia L.

English: False Olive

German: Schmalblättrige Steinlinde

Portuguese: Aderno-de-folhas-estreitas, Lentisco-bastardo

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Scrophulariales (81)

        Family: Oleaceae (19)(family description)

          Genus: Phillyrea (1)

            Epithet: angustifolia L. (9)

angustifolia => with narrow leaves

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: white

Check for Phillyrea angustifolia at

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• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.