Identify hedge plant pls

[akkers]

I saw this beautiful plant being used as a hedge in Egypt. Can anyone identify pls.

Will it grow in the UK?

 

[Marck]

Intriguing. An evergreen shrub with alternate leaves. Everything that occurred to me at first glance has opposite leaves. It can't be that rare if they hedge public buildings with it. Hmm? Hopefully someone will identify this. I'll keep thinking about it too.

 

[akkers]

I tried various apps to identify the plant but no lick so far.
I might email the hotel to ask them if they know.

 

[Marck]

That would be wonderful! If you find out, please do let us know.

I was considering that it might be a narrow-leaved cultivar of some type of Citrus, but I'm not at all sure about that.

 

[cpp gardener]

I think you're close with Citrus. Cneorum is related and looks a lot like the picture, but supposedly only reaches 2'. Maybe it grows taller if it can't spread out. I know Lantana montevidensis gets 6' tall if it gets hedged.

 

[Marck]

The leaves don't look like Spurge Olive (Cneorum tricoccon), a low shrub in the Rue Family (Rutaceae), native to southern Europe.
Also the OP shrub is one that would get much larger if it wasn't hedged. Look at those thick trunks in the second photo.

 

[cpp gardener]

How about Myoporum?

 

[Marck]

How about Myoporum?

Ngaio (Myoporum laetum) in the Scrophulariaceae, native to New Zealand.
Now that's a promising idea.
It does look similar... I don't see the punctate glands on the leaves, but they might not show up in a photograph.