''Phillyrea angustifolia'', the narrow-leaved mock privet,RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/24488/i-Phillyrea-angustifolia-i/Details ccessed 22/02/21/ref> is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean.Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610935-1 ccessed 22/02/21/ref> It is an evergreen shrub with simple, entire, leathery, dark green, oppositely arranged leaves. Scented creamy-white flowers are borne at the leaf axils in spring and summer, and are followed by purplish black berries. The genus name ''Phillyrea'' is derived from Greek and means 'leafy',Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 49, 300 while the species' epithet ''angustifolia'' means 'narrow-leaved'.

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Oleeae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of the Mediterranean Basin {{Oleaceae-stub