Notelaea johnsonii, also known as the veinless mock olive, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family that is endemic to Australia.
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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. johnsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Notelaea johnsonii P.S.Green, 1968
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Description
editThe 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.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, where it grows in lowland subtropical rainforest on basaltic soils.[2]
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Notelaea johnsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T192226894A192226896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192226894A192226896.en. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b D.W. Hardin (1992). "Notelaea johnsonii P.S.Green". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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