Plant Details

Scientific Name: Neolitsea australiensis
  • Pronunciation: nee-oh-LITS-ee-ah aus-trahl-ee-EN-sis
  • Common Name: Green Bolly Gum
  • Type: Tree
  • Family: OLEACEAE/LAURACEAE
  • Size: 15 metres
  • 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. LeafSimple in pseudo-whorls, 3-veined, green both surfaces, hairless.

New growth: limp, glue/purple.

Landscaping Notes

Seeds should be Plants require Water and shelter from sun until well established. Seeds should be sown fresh. 

Associated Fauna

Fruit is attractive to birds. 

  • Neolitsea australiensis
  • Neolitsea australiensis
  • Neolitsea australiensis
  • Neolitsea australiensis
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