Notelaea lloydii Guymer

Species Common Name and Growth Form

Notelaea lloydii, commonly known as Lloyd's olive, is a multi-branched shrub that usually reaches a height of 1 to 3 meters (3 feet 3 inches to 9 feet 10 inches).

Leaf Texture and Shape

Its leaves are more or less hairless, leathery, and shaped either linearly or slightly like a sickle.

Leaf Dimensions and Petiole Length

They measure 70 to 140 millimeters (2.8 to 5.5 inches) long, 2.0 to 5.5 millimeters (0.079 to 0.217 inches) wide, and grow on a petiole 1 to 2 millimeters (0.039 to 0.079 inches) long.

Leaf Edge and Venation

The leaf edges curve slightly downward, and leaf veins are clearly visible on the upper surface of the leaf.

Flower Color and Arrangement

The flowers are pale yellow or cream-colored, arranged in clusters of 5 to 9 that grow 5 to 10 millimeters (0.20 to 0.39 inches) long from leaf axils.

Sepal Length

Sepals are 0.2 to 0.6 millimeters (0.0079 to 0.0236 inches) long.

Petal Structure and Size

Petals are egg-shaped, with 4 egg-shaped lobes 0.9 to 2.2 millimeters (0.035 to 0.087 inches) long that join in pairs above the base of the stamens.

Ovary and Stigma Features

The ovary is hairless, measuring 0.7 to 1 millimeter (0.028 to 0.039 inches) long, with a style 0.10 to 0.15 millimeters (0.0039 to 0.0059 inches) long and a pink, two-lobed stigma.

Flowering Period

Flowering takes place from June to early August.

Fruit Characteristics

The fruit is a spherical to oval drupe 6 to 8 millimeters (0.24 to 0.31 inches) long and 5 to 8 millimeters (0.20 to 0.31 inches) in diameter.

Known Populations

This species is only known from two populations located near Beaudesert and near Laidley.

Habitat

It typically grows in open eucalypt forest, most often near the edges of vine thickets.