bio.wikisort.org - Plant

Picconia excelsa is a species of Picconia, endemic to Macaronesia, occurring on the Canary Islands (Spain) and Madeira (Portugal).

Picconia excelsa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Picconia
Species:	P. excelsa
Binomial name
Picconia excelsa (Aiton) DC.

Description

Picconia excelsa is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 10 m tall, usually surpassing the height of the other species in the genus, Picconia azorica. 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.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

На других языках

---

- [en] Picconia excelsa

---

[es] Picconia excelsa

Picconia excelsa (Aiton) DC., conocido en castellano como palo blanco, es una especie de árbol o a veces arbusto siempreverde de aspecto lauroide, perteneciente a la familia Oleaceae.[2][3][4]

---

---