Cneorum tricoccon L.

Spice Flower Fruit In the field

Family: CNEORACEAE

Genus: Cneorum

Catalan common name: Boixerol. Escanyacabres. Garrupa. Olivella. Olivereta. Raspall.

Spanish common name: Olivillo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: The spurge olive is a very typical bush in our garrigues (Mediterranean woodland), with long leaves with an obtuse, often notched tip. The flowers are yellow with three petals and the fruits, which are red when ripe, have three parts, which gives the name of the plant (three coconuts).