''Olax stricta'' is a plant in the Olacaceae family. Growing to two metres high, it is found in eastern

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. The habitat includes infertile sites in dry eucalyptus woodland on sandstone or granite. Occasionally also seen on dunes and shrubland. Not a common species, but widely distributed. It has been suggested that the pale yellow-green foliage indicates this plant may be a root parasite. The olive fruit is fleshy, and is around 8 mm long and 5 mm wide. The specific epithet ''stricta'' is derived from the Latin which refers to the erect compact form, in “bundles”.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 192 First collected by white man in

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in the early colonial days. And in 1810, this species first appeared in scientific literature in the '' Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'', authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

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Olacaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of Victoria (Australia) Plants described in 1810 {{Santalales-stub