Nestegis | |
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Black maire (Nestegis cunninghamii) in New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Oleeae |
Subtribe: | Oleinae |
Genus: | Nestegis Raf.[1] |
Synonyms[2] | |
Gymnelaea (Endl.) Spach |
Nestegis is a genus of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. There are five currently accepted species in the genus: three species are endemic to New Zealand, while one can be found on New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Another is restricted to Hawaiʻi.[2]
Some species of the related genus Osmanthus are sometimes included here.[3]