Myrsine divaricata A.Cunn.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

Shrub up to ± 3m. tall; bark rough, dark brown; branches spreading rigid; branchlets us. drooping, stiff, ± pubescent when young. Lvs alt. or in fascicles on arrested branchlets, on short petioles. Lamina coriac. 5-15-(20) × 5-10-(15) mm., broad-obovate to obcordate, emarginate to retuse or sts 2-lobed at apex; margins flat to recurved, ± ciliolate when young. Infl. of few-fld fascicles or fls solitary. Fls 2-3 mm. diam.; calyx-lobes 5, ovate; petals 4-(5), free, obovate, revolute; style short; stigma capitate or lobed. Fr. subturbinate-globose, 4-5 mm. diam., purplish.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root diameter (meter) 0.4
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Images

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Distribution

Myrsine divaricata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:589099-1
WFO ID wfo-0001085809
COL ID 45DTL
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Synonyms

Myrsine divaricata Suttonia divaricata Rapanea divaricata Myrsine pendula