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Phillyrea

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Form
shrub
Region
Italy
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (12)
Corroboration (12 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    12 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Massari1998: Massari, G., & Leopaldi, A. (1998). Leaf flammability in Mediterranean species. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 132, 29-38.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device epiradiator; site Massari1998-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 130”

          FLAMITS record 8953.

        • “time to flaming (s): 172”

          FLAMITS record 8954.

        • “time to smoke (s): 12”

          FLAMITS record 8987.

        • “time to smoke (s): 17”

          FLAMITS record 8988.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 452”

          FLAMITS record 8970.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 449”

          FLAMITS record 8971.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 246”

          FLAMITS record 9004.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 247”

          FLAMITS record 9005.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 341”

          FLAMITS record 9037.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 352”

          FLAMITS record 9038.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “smouldering duration (s): 68”

          FLAMITS record 9021.

        • “smouldering duration (s): 105”

          FLAMITS record 9022.

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