Myoporum
| Myoporum | |
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| Naio (Myoporum sandwicense) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Myoporeae |
| Genus: | Myoporum Sol. ex G.Forst.[1] |
| Species | |
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Myoporum is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae (formerly placed in Myoporaceae). The name Myoporum is derived from the Greek myo = to close or be shut and poros = pore, referring to the ability of (some) plants in this genus to exist in dry areas,[2] or possibly to the appearance of the glands on the leaves.[3]
Description
Plants in this genus are shrubs or small trees, mostly glabrous with simple leaves that lack a petiole (although the leaves often taper towards the base). The petals are white (sometimes pinkish) and there are usually 4 stamens. The fruit is a drupe which is usually succulent.[4]
Distribution
There are about 32 species within the genus, which is spread from Mauritius, across Australia to the Pacific Islands and as far as China. 16 species are endemic in Australia.
Cultivation
M. parvifolium, M. floribundum and M. bateae are often cultivated as ornamentals, hedges or windbreaks. Some are known to be poisonous to stock, including M. insulare and M. laetum.[4]
Selected species
- Myoporum acuminatum R.Br. – Pointed boobialla (Australia)
- Myoporum bateae F.Muell. – (New South Wales)
- Myoporum betcheanum L.S.Sm. (New South Wales, Queensland)
- Myoporum boninense Koidz. (New South Wales, Queensland)
- Myoporum boninense subsp. australe (New South Wales, Queensland)
- Myoporum brevipes Benth. – (Western Australia)
- Myoporum caprarioides Benth. – (Australia)
- Myoporum cordifolium (F.Muell.) Druce – (Western Australia)
- Myoporum crassifolium G.Forst. (New Caledonia, Vanuatu)
- Myoporum floribundum A.Cunn. ex Benth. (New South Wales, (Victoria)
- Myoporum insulare R.Br. – Boobiala, Blueberry Tree (Australia)
- Myoporum kermadecense – Kermadec ngaio (Kermadec Islands, New Zealand)
- Myoporum laetum G.Forst. – Ngaio (New Zealand)
- Myoporum montanum R.Br. – (Australia)
- Myoporum obscurum Endl. (Norfolk Island)
- Myoporum oppositifolium R.Br. Twin-leaf Myoporum (Australia)
- Myoporum parvifolium R.Br. – Creeping boobialla (Australia)
- Myoporum petiolatum R.J.Chinnock – Sticky boobialla (Australia)
- Myoporum platycarpum R.Br. Sugarwood (Australia)
- Myoporum rapense F.Brown (French Polynesia)
- Myoporum rimatarense F.Brown (French Polynesia)
- Myoporum sandwicense A.Gray – Naio (Hawaii, Mangaia)
- Myoporum stokesii F.Brown (French Polynesia)
- Myoporum teurbinatum (Labill.) Domin Boobiala (Australia)
- Myoporum tetrandrum Chinnock Salt Myoporum (Australia)
- Myoporum velutinum Chinnock (Western Australia)
- Myoporum viscosum R.Br. – Sticky boobialla (South Australia)[5]
Formerly placed here
- Eremophila debilis (Andrews) Chinnock (as M. debile (Andrews) R.Br.)
- Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock (as M. deserti A.Cunn. ex Benth.)[5]
References
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- ↑ "Myoporum Sol. ex G. Forst.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ↑ Crisp, Michael (1986). "Myoporum bateae". Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Native Plant Society (Australia)". Australian Native Plant Society (Australia). October 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Plantnet - Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney)". National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "GRIN Species Records of Myoporum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- "Myoporum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-04.