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has one species of Nematolepis - N. squamea (lancewood
or satinwood), a common wet forest tree formerly known as Phebalium
squameum.
The leaves are simple and entire, and smell strongly when
crushed. Like the leaves of Phebalium
daviesii, they have distinctive silvery
undersides of the leaf (formed from peltate hairs). The
flowers are white and abundant. They have five free petals
and 10 free stamens.
Apart from the more common var squameum, there is
an uncommon variety (var retusum) with smaller
leaves.
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