Kingdom Plantae Family Oleaceae Scientific name Picconia excelsa Rank Species | Order Lamiales Genus Picconia Higher classification Picconia | |
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Similar Picconia, Apollonias barbujana, Ocotea foetens, Persea indica, Laurus novocanariensis | ||
Picconia excelsa is a species of Picconia, endemic to Macaronesia, occurring on the Canary Islands (Spain) and Madeira (Portugal).
Description
Picconia excelsa is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are opposite, 6–8 cm long, simple, with an entire margin, often curved down at the edges. The fruit is a black drupe 1–2 cm long.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Picconia excelsa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA