Species name :

Phillyrea latifolia  L.

Principal synonym :

No Main Synonyms

Plant Family :

Oleaceae 
(Olive Family)

General name(s) :

Mock Privet

Maltese name(s) :

Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa

Status for Malta :

Indigenous. Originating from the Maltese islands

Frequency in the wild :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very Rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Macro-Phanerophyte (High trees)

Legal Protection :

Protected by law (schedule I of legal notice LN200/2011) and cannot be pruned or harmed

Red List 1989 :

Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989)

Flowering Time :

Mar-May

Remarks :

-

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