(Phillyrea angustifolia)
It is a woody plant that can reach a height of 6-7 m. The leaves are simple, opposite, evergreen. They are thinner and have less secondary ribs than the leaves of P. latifolia The flowers are dioecious small, white, with 4 sepals and 4 petals gathered partially in a short tube. The flowers are collected in short axillary bunches. The fruits are fleshy drupes black when ripe, vaguely similar to olives but smaller, rounder and gathered in clusters.