Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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1. Notelaea ligustrina
2. N. ligustrina flowers
2. Ligustrum vulgare
4. *Fraxinus angustifolius fruit
OLEACEAE 2:469
 
This is the olive family, and one species (Notelaea ligustrina) is native, and two species(Ligustrum vulgare and Fraxinus angustifolius) have become naturalised.  True olives (Olea europaea) are widely cultivated and have the potential to become a significant pest (as they are on mainland Australia).

These trees and shrubs have opposite leaves and small flowers in large, inflorescences. The flowers have two stamens.

 
 

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