Mock Privet / البرزة / زرود عريض الاوراق / شُحْص /

Phillyrea latifolia L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
March to May
Seed collection period
September to December

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Tree

Scientifc data

Genus
Phillyrea
Family
Oleaceae
Wikidata item
Q784070
GBIF Item
Phillyrea latifolia L. (7325923)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Phillyrea latifolia L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  2. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  3. Sattout E., Zahreddine H. (2013). Native Trees of Lebanon and Neighboring Countries: A Guidebook for Professionals and Amateurs. Beirut: Notre Dame University - Louaize Press.
  4. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  5. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  6. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Phillyrea latifolia L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/591 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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