Scientific Name: Neolitsea australiensis

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  • Pronunciation:
    nee-oh-LITS-ee-ah aus-trahl-ee-EN-sis
  • Common Name:
    Green Bolly Gum
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    OLEACEAE/LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    small white
  • Fruit:
    Cream/rusty in sessile clusters along branchlets or in leaf nodes.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical rainforest
  • Species List:
    Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Leaves smaller and narrower than Neolitsea dealbata. Branchlets becoming green, smooth and hairless. Terminal buds scaly, not hairy. Leaf: simple in pseudo-whorls, 3-veined, green both surfaces, hairless.||New growth: limp, glue/purple.||

Associated Fauna

Fruit is attractive to birds.

Landscaping Notes

Seeds should be Plants require water and shelter from sun until well established. Seeds should be sown fresh. ||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||