Myoporum viscosum
| Myoporum viscosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Myoporum |
| Species: | M. viscosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Myoporum viscosum R.Br.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myoporum viscosum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia. It grows to 2 metres in height and has thick leaves that are about 20 to 50 mm long and 7 to 20 mm in width.[2] The flowers are white with a slight purplish flush and purple spots. These appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 5 to 8. The succulent, rounded purplish fruits are around 3-5 mm in diameter.[2]
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.[1] For may years this species has been confused with the much more common species Myoporum petiolatum which has thinner, noticeably petiolate and non-odorous leaves.[2] Myoporum viscosum has a restricted distribution encompassing Kangaroo Island and the Eyre and Yorke peninsulas.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Myoporum viscosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chinnock, R.J. (2007). Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant Family. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 121–123. ISBN 1-877058-16-5.