Notelaea is a genus of Australian plants in the olive family.[2] They are commonly known as 'mock-olives'. Twelve species are currently recognized.[3][1]

Notelaea
Notelaea longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Subtribe: Oleinae
Genus: Notelaea
Vent.
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhysospermum C.F.Gaertn.
  • Postuera Raf.

Species edit

  1. Notelaea ipsviciensis W.K.Harris - Cooneana olive
  2. Notelaea johnsonii P.S.Green - veinless mock-olive
  3. Notelaea ligustrina Vent. - privet mock-olive, native olive, doral or silkwood
  4. Notelaea linearis Benth. - native olive
  5. Notelaea lloydii Guymer - Lloyd's olive
  6. Notelaea longifolia Vent. - large mock-olive, long-leaved olive
  7. Notelaea microcarpa R.Br. - gorge mock-olive, velvet mock-olive, small-fruited mock-olive
  8. Notelaea neglecta P.S.Green
  9. Notelaea ovata R.Br. - forest olive
  10. Notelaea punctata R.Br. - large mock-olive
  11. Notelaea pungens Guymer
  12. Notelaea venosa F.Muell. - large mock-olive, smooth mock-olive

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Étienne Pierre Ventenat. 1804. Choix de Plantes, dont la Plupart sont Cultivees dans le Jardin de Cels sub t. 25.
  3. ^ "Notelaea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 June 2009.