Biology:Notelaea neglecta

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Notelaea neglecta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Notelaea
Species:
N. neglecta
Binomial name
Notelaea neglecta
P.S.Green, 1968

Notelaea neglecta is a species of flowering plant in the olive family that is endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grows as a shrub to about 2 m in height. The linear, or lance-shaped, leaves are 25–100 mm long and 2–14 mm wide. The inflorescences of 7–9 yellow flowers are 1–2 cm long. The oval fruits are 5–6 mm long and 4–5 mm wide.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern New South Wales, from Bungonia Gorge to the Capertee area, where it grows in dry sclerophyll forest on limestone or sandstone substrates.[1]

References

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