Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus
By L. By Jacob van Huysum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Viburnum
Species:	V. tinus
Binomial name
Viburnum tinus L.
Synonyms
Viburnum rigidum Vent. Viburnum rugosum Pers. Viburnum strictum Link Tinus lucidus J.Presl Tinus lauriformis J.Presl Tinus laurifolius Borkh. in Roem. Viburnum lauriforme Lam. Viburnum hyemale Salisb.

Viburnum tinus, the laurustinus, laurustine or laurestine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.