Phillyria latifolia
Filaire à large feuilles
Phillyrea
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 3-4 mm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | to 2.5 m |
Description
Latifolia means ‘broad-leaved’. Phillyrea latifolia is very similar to Phillyrea angustifolia, both are evergreen shrubs. The names reflect the difference in their leaves, the leaves of Phillyrea latifolia being broader.
Grows in lightly wooded areas.
Flowers
The small, white, 4-petalled flowers grow in bunches.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to long, pointed, entire or finely serrated, opposite on the stem with short hairy stalks.
Fruits Seeds
Drupe: outer fleshy parts surround a shell with a seed inside, blue-black, 6-8 mm.
Medical
Leaves: used locally in the form of a poultice to treat headaches, as a diuretic and to reduce fever.
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