Biology:Notelaea ligustrina
| Privet mock olive | |
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| Mount Imlay, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Notelaea |
| Species: | N. ligustrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Notelaea ligustrina Vent.[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L.A.S.Johnson | |
Notelaea ligustrina, known as the privet mock olive, native olive, doral or silkwood, is a plant in the olive family, found in south eastern Australia . It is known to grow in and near rainforests south of Monga National Park in New South Wales, and into Victoria and the island state of Tasmania.[3] The specific epithet ligustrina refers to the Privet, which it resembles.[4]
It is a shrub or small tree capable of growing up to 16 metres tall, with a trunk diameter of 80 cm. It features dull, hairless leaves that are 3 to 10 cm long and 10 to 25 mm wide. Leaf stems are purple in colour and 2 to 5 mm long. From January to April, greenish yellow flowers form racemes extending from the leaf axils . Relatively large fruit mature from summer to Easter, and are up to 10 mm in diameter. These fruits are generally a shade of pink, varying from white to a dark purple. Though edible and often heavy yielding, the fruit have a large pip and a strong, bitter taste which gives them little food value.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2021). "Notelaea ligustrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T199309144A199313079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T199309144A199313079.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199309144/199313079. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Notelaea ligustrina Vent.". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-354876. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Nestegis ligustrina". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved 27 January 2011. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Nestegis~ligustrina.
- ↑ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. http://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-trees-of-south-eastern-australia/. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
Wikidata ☰ Q6997841 entry
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