Notelaea linearis, also known as the native olive, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family that is endemic to Australia.
| Notelaea linearis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Notelaea |
| Species: | N. linearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Notelaea linearis Benth., 1868
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Description
editThe species grows as a shrub to about 2 m in height. The linear, or lance-shaped, leaves are 20–70 mm long and 7–12 mm wide. The inflorescences of about four pale yellow flowers are 4–10 cm long. The white or blue oval fruits are 5–7 mm long and 4–5 mm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, where it grows in dry sclerophyll forest and heathy scrub, usually on a granite substrate.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b D.W. Hardin (1992). "Notelaea linearis Benth". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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