| Cneorum | |
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| Spurge olive (Cneorum tricoccon) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cneoroideae |
| Genus: | Cneorum L.1 |
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Cneorum is a genus of flowering plants in the rue or citrus family Rutaceae. The two species are native to Europe and the Canary Islands.1
Etymology
The name is from New Latin with Greek origins in the word kneōron (κνέωρον), the name for a plant, possibly spurge flax (Daphne gnidium).2
Species
As of January 2018, Plants of the World Online accepted the following two species:1
- Cneorum pulverulentum Vent.
- Cneorum tricoccon L.
References
References
- "Cneorum L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-26
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cneorum