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Myoporum Banks & Sol. ex G.Forst.

Myopore (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs, trees, or prostrate plants. Leaves spread, rarely opposite, entire or toothed, exstipulate. Flowers §, zygomorphic, rarely almost actinomorphic, small, axillary, solitary or usually in clusters of 2,3 or more. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 4, rarely 5, in pairs of unequal length, inserted on the corolla-tube and alternate with the lobes. Anther-cells opening lengthwise, confluent at the apex, usually forming a single reniform cell after dehiscence. Ovary superior, not lobed, 2-10-celled with 1 ovule in each cell, rarely 2-celled with 2 ovules per cell. Style simple entire or obscurely notched at the apex. Drupe 2-10-celled.
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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.
Fls 5-merous, solitary or in abbreviated cymes. Ovary us. 2-4-loculed with us. 1-(2) ovules in each locule. Fr. a ± succulent drupe. Shrubs or small trees with alt. entire or serrate gland-dotted lvs. Some 30 spp., mainly Australian, with a few reaching to China and Japan.
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Most representatives are heliophilous and thermophilous; many are drought plants.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Myoporum world distribution map, present in Australia, Mauritius, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27193-1
WFO ID wfo-4000025086
COL ID 63D3R
BDTFX ID 86832
INPN ID 194998
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Synonyms

Myoporum

Lower taxons

Myoporum cuneifolium Myoporum brevipes Myoporum parvifolium Myoporum bateae Myoporum viscosum Myoporum tenuifolium Myoporum floribundum Myoporum insulare Myoporum petiolatum Myoporum velutinum Myoporum mauritianum Myoporum crassifolium Myoporum stokesii Myoporum rimatarense Myoporum obscurum Myoporum platycarpum Myoporum papuanum Myoporum oppositifolium Myoporum rapense Myoporum turbinatum Myoporum tubiflorum Myoporum tetrandrum Myoporum sandwicense Myoporum montanum Myoporum nieuanum Myoporum boninense Myoporum caprarioides Myoporum salsoloides Myoporum rotundatum Myoporum betcheanum Myoporum wilderi Myoporum laetum
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