Phillyrea latifolia L.
Fully-hardy, dense, rounded shrub or small tree with glossy, oval leaves, to 6cm long, and cymes, to 1cm across, of fragrant but inconspicuous greenish white flowers in spring and summer, followed by blue-black fruit. To 9m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Cultivated in Britain by John Gerard since at least 1597. [PD]. Saint-Hilaire Tr. pl.72/1825.
History at Camden Park
Listed as Phillyrea latifolia only in the 1857 catalogue [T.749/1857] but Olea latifolia was presented to the Sydney Botanic Gardens by Edward Macarthur in 1824 [RBGS AB]. It seems likely that it was grown at Camden under the name Phillyrea latifolia earlier than 1857, an hypothesis supported by an 1836 Loddiges’ catalogue held at Camden Park in which Phillyrea latifolia is marked with a ‘c’, denoting grown at Camden.
Notes
Phillyrea latifolia Sibth. & Sm. (1806) = Phillyrea media L.
Published Jan 20, 2010 - 04:16 PM | Last updated Jan 20, 2010 - 04:23 PM
Phillyrea latifolia L. | Saint-Hilaire Tr. pl.72/1825 | BHL
| Family | Oleaceae |
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| Region of origin | Mediterranean to south west Asia |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Phillyrea latifolia |
| Confidence level | high |