8112.000 Myoporum G. Forst.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D., Carolin, R.C. & Tindale, M. (1994) Flora of the Sydney Region 4th edition, Griffin Press Ltd., Netley, South Australia

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers axillary, nearly regular. Sepals 5, usually basally connate. Corolla tubular, almost campanulate; lobes 4-6, spreading, nearly equal. Ovary superior 2-5 locular. Fruit drupaceous.

Worldwide: 30 species endemic to Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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laetum G. Forst.

Other sources of information about Myoporum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Myoporum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Myoporum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Myoporum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Myoporum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Myoporum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Myoporum
JSTOR Plant Science: Myoporum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Myoporum
Plants of the World Online: Myoporum
Tropicos: Myoporum
Wikipedia: Myoporum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Myoporum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2499, retrieved 29 March 2024

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