Notelaea ovata is a shrub in the olive family, found in eastern Australia.[1] Growing up to a metre high, found mostly in coastal districts north from Narooma.[2] This plant was first mentioned in the scientific literature in 1810, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. One of the many plants listed with a type as "(J.) v.v.". Brown collected samples at Port Jackson in the early years of the 19th century.[3]