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Myoporum montanum R.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

A medium sized bush. It grows 1-4 m high and spreads 1-5 m wide. The young growth is sticky. Branches are spreading or curve upwards. The small branches are warty. The leaves are 3-14 cm long by 0.15-2 cm wide. They are narrowly sword shaped. They are alternate. They are light green. The flowers are 0.6 cm across. They are white with purplish dots. There are 1-6 flowers together in the leaf axils. The fruit are 0.8 cm across. They are reddish-purple and succulent.
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Evergreen, spreading shrub or tree, up to 6 m high. Leaves ± sessile, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, up to 100 mm long, apex acute, base tapering, glabrous, ± fleshy, margins entire. Flowers in small, axillary clusters. Calyx 2-3 mm long, 5-lobed, lobes acute. Corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, white, often purple-spotted, 5-8 mm long. Flowering time July-Nov. Fruit a ± fleshy, globose drupe, 6-8 mm long, dark purple. Seed globose, wrinkled, brown, 5-7 mm in diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 5.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can grow in semi-arid regions. It is drought resistant. it is widely distributed in central Australia. It can grow on acid or alkaline soils. It is hardy to frost. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
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Sandy loams. Usually found in inland woodlands, but it is also sometimes found near the coast.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use food medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. Seeds can be slow to germinate.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Myoporum montanum world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

Conservation status

Myoporum montanum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585297-1
WFO ID wfo-0000448083
COL ID 6S3RZ
BDTFX ID 51063
INPN ID 114475
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Synonyms

Myoporum dampieri Pogonia glabra Myoporum punctulatum Myoporum cyanantherum Myoporum cunninghamii Myoporum glabrum Myoporum montanum Myoporum acuminatum var. angustifolium Myoporum acuminatum var. parviflorum Myoporum tenuifolium var. montanum Myoporum tenuifolium var. parviflorum
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