Notelaea pungens

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Notelaea pungens
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specimen BRI AQ0612528
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Notelaea
Species:
N. pungens
Binomial name
Notelaea pungens
Guymer, 1987 [1]

Notelaea pungens is a species of flowering plant in the olive family that is endemic to south-eastern Queensland, Australia, [2] which was first described in 1987 by Gordon P. Guymer. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guymer, G. P. (1987). "Two new species of Notelaea Vent. (Oleaceae) from south-eastern Queensland". Austrobaileya. 2 (4): 339–343. JSTOR   41738695.
  2. 1 2 "Notelaea pungens Guymer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2021.