title: Picconia excelsa
text: # Picconia excelsa
  
  Picconia excelsa is a species of Picconia, endemic to Macaronesia, occurring on the Canary Islands (Spain) and Madeira (Portugal).
  
  ## Description
  
  Picconia excelsa is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 10 m tall, usually surpassing the height of the other species in the genus, Picconia azorica. The leaves are opposite, 6–8 cm long, simple, with an entire margin, often curved down at the edges. The fruit is a black drupe 1–2 cm long.
  
  It is threatened by habitat loss.
  
  