Notelaea johnsonii
Notelaea johnsonii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Notelaea |
Species: | N. johnsonii
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Binomial name | |
Notelaea johnsonii P.S.Green, 1968
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Notelaea johnsonii, also known as the veinless mock olive, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family that is endemic to Australia.
Description[]
The species grows as a shrub or small tree up to about 8 m in height. The oval leaves are 40–120 mm long and 10–50 mm wide. The racemes of 5–11 small bluish-black flowers are 5–8 cm long. The bluish-black oval fruits are 18–20 mm long and 9–10 mm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, where it grows in lowland subtropical rainforest on basaltic soils.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b D.W. Hardin (1992). "Notelaea johnsonii P.S.Green". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
Categories:
- Notelaea
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Lamiales of Australia
- Taxa named by Peter Shaw Green
- Plants described in 1968
- Oleaceae stubs