Oleaceae

White maire

Nestegis lanceolata (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Nestegis

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White maire: Nestegis lanceolata, white maire, at California Park, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. — Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: White maire
Māori: Maire rauriki

Synonyms

Gymnelaea lanceolata (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson
Olea lanceolata Hook.f.

Photos

Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.