Description: evergreen shrub or smaller tree up to 5 m tall, with a strongly developed root system. The leaves are dark green on the face, and lighter on the back, and narrower than in broad -leaved phillyrea: they are 8-20 mm wide. The flowers are small and plai. The fruit is a blue stone fruit.

Flowering time: March-June

Habitat: underbush and rocky ground

Interesting fact: 3 types can be found in Croatia: narrow,medium-leaved phillyrea and broad-leaved phillyrea.