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Phyllis viscosa

Phyllis viscosa
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Phyllis viscosa is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is smaller than Phyllis nobla of the same genus, with narrow, sticky leaves and short, dense inflorescence.

Where it grows

Tenerife: W, region, Los Silos, Cuevas Negras, Montes de Teno, Masca etc., cliffs in the lower zone up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) at Cumbre de Masca.

Other Phyllis plants

Phyllis nobla · Phyllis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllis viscosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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