Mediterranean Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus), an evergreen bush found in the Mediterranean whose wood smells coarse and unpleasant. The small yellowish-green flowers are eight male or female, but both usually occur on the same plant, from the females develop the berries which ripen through red to black.

Bibliography

Trees and shrubs of the Mediterranean by Helge Vedel, translated from the Danish by Aubrey Rush (Penguin Guides, 1978), p.74.