Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Myoporum Sol. ex G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 44 (1786)
Type Taxon:
Description
Semi-prostrate shrubs to medium-sized trees, with vegetative parts glabrous. Lvs often dotted with glands, entire or serrate, often viscid in bud. Fls usually in fascicles, sometimes solitary. Calyx segments (4)–5–(6), imbricate. Corolla tube mostly < lobes; lobes usually 5, subequal or slightly 2-lipped, ± white. Ovary usually 2–4-locular with usually 1–(2) ovules per locule. Fr. a ± succulent drupe, generally white to purple.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 3 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
Bibliography
Chinnock, R.J. 2007: Eremophila and allied genera, a momograph of the plant family Myoporaceae. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd.
Forster, J.G.A. 1786: Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus. Dietrich, Göttingen.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
