Myrsine montana (Hook.F.) Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

Shrub up to ± 3 m. tall; bark dark red-brown. Lvs on slender petioles ± 2 mm. long. Lamina 10-35 × 5-30 mm., thinly coriac., obovate to narrow-obovate to elliptic, obtuse to shallowly or deeply retuse to emarginate; margins flat or slightly recurved. Infl. of 1 or 2-5 fls together on very slender pedicels. Fls ± 3-4 mm. diam., unisexual; calyx-lobes 4, oblong, persistent; petals 4, free, obovate, ciliolate. Fr. when dry ± 4 mm. diam., subglobose.
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Distribution

Myrsine montana world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:589198-1
WFO ID wfo-0001267793
COL ID 45DY7
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Synonyms

Myrsine neozealandensis Suttonia montana Myrsine montana Rapanea montana