Phylica polifolia

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Phylica polifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Phylica
Species:
P. polifolia
Binomial name
Phylica polifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Phylica ramosissima DC.
  • Phylica rosmarinifolia Thunb., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Phylica rosmarinifolia Roxb., sensu auct.
  • Phylica thymifolia Vent.
  • Rhamnus polifolia Vahl (1794)
  • Soulangia thymifolia (Vent.) Brongn.
  • Trichocephalus ramosissimus (DC.) G.Don

Phylica polifolia, also called rosemary or Saint Helena rosemary, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and rocky shores.[1]

The species was first described as Rhamnus polifolia by Martin Vahl in 1794. In 1942 Neville Stuart Pillans placed the species in genus Phylica as P. polifolia.[2]

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