Myoporum
Encyclopedia
Myoporum is a genus of flowering plant
s in the figwort
family
, Scrophulariaceae
(formerly placed in Myoporaceae
). There are about 32 species within the genus, which is spread from Mauritius
, across Australia
to the Pacific Islands
and up to China
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the figwort
Scrophularia
The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
(formerly placed in Myoporaceae
Myoporaceae
Myoporaceae is a family of plants, found mostly in Australia, which includes the following genera:* Diocirea* Eremophila, also known as Emu Bush* Myoporum, also known as Boobiala...
). There are about 32 species within the genus, which is spread from Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, across Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, although Oceania is sometimes defined as also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago....
and up to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Selected species
- Myoporum acuminatumMyoporum acuminatumMyoporum acuminatum, commonly known as Waterbush, Pointed Boobialla or Mangrove Boobialla, is a plant found in eastern Australia. It grows in rainforest or wet eucalyptus forest near the coast, and is often associated with mangroves. Occasionally it is found in the drier rainforests...
R.Br.Robert Brown (botanist)Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...
– Pointed boobialla (AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Myoporum bateae F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Myoporum betcheanum L.S.Sm.
- Myoporum boninense Koidz.Gen-ichi Koidzumiwas a Japanese botanist, author of several papers and monographs on phytogeography including work on roses and Prunoideae , maples , mulberries , and many other plants. His name is sometimes transliterated as Gen’ichi or Gen-Iti, or as Koizumi.-Published works:* 1956. Plants of Jaluit Island was a...
- Myoporum brevipes Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Myoporum caprarioides Benth.
- Myoporum cordifolium (F.Muell.) DruceGeorge Claridge DruceGeorge Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford.G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire.He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion....
- Myoporum crassifolium G.Forst.Georg ForsterJohann Georg Adam Forster was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father on several scientific expeditions, including James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific...
- Myoporum floribundumMyoporum floribundumMyoporum floribundum, commonly known as Weeping Myoporum or Slender Myoporum, is a shrub species that is endemic to Australia.It has drooping leaves which are 2 to 11 cm long and 1 to 2.5 mm in width. White flowers appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 6 to 8 from winter to summer.The...
A.Cunn. ex Benth. - Myoporum insulareMyoporum insulareMyoporum insulare is a shrub or small tree which occurs on dunes and coastal cliffs in Australia. Common names include Common Boobialla, Boobialla, Native Juniper and, in Western Australia, Blueberry Tree....
R.Br. – Boobiala (Australia) - Myoporum kermadecense – Kermadec ngaio (Kermadec IslandsKermadec IslandsThe Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
, New Zealand) - Myoporum laetum G.Forst. – Ngaio (New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) - Myoporum montanum R.Br.
- Myoporum obscurum Endl.
- Myoporum oppositifolium R.Br.
- Myoporum parvifoliumMyoporum parvifoliumMyoporum parvifolium is a prostrate shrub which is endemic to Australia. The plant forms a mat to around 3 metres in diameter and has glabrous leaves which are 1 to 6 cm long and 1.5 to 8 mm in width...
R.Br. – Creeping boobialla (Australia) - Myoporum petiolatumMyoporum petiolatumMyoporum petiolatum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height with leaves that are 3 to 6 cm long and 10 to 30 mm in width....
R.J.Chinnock – Sticky boobialla (Australia) - Myoporum platycarpum R.Br.
- Myoporum rapenseMyoporum rapenseMyoporum rapense is a species of plant in the Scrophulariaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.-References:* Florence, J. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
F.Brown (French Polynesia) - Myoporum rimatarenseMyoporum rimatarenseMyoporum rimatarense is a species of plant in the Scrophulariaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.-Source:* Florence, J. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
F.Brown (French Polynesia) - Myoporum sandwicenseMyoporum sandwicenseMyoporum sandwicense is a species of flowering tree in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae. Common names include Naio, bastard sandalwood or false sandalwood. It is native to Hawaii and Mangaia in the Cook Islands.-Description:...
A.GrayAsa Gray-References:*Asa Gray. Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928–1936.*Asa Gray. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.*Asa Gray. Plant Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001....
– Naio (HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, MangaiaMangaiaMangaia is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga.-Geography:...
) - Myoporum stokesiiMyoporum stokesiiMyoporum stokesii is a species of plant in the Scrophulariaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.-Source:* Florence, J. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
F.Brown (French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaFrench Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
) - Myoporum tetrandrum (Labill.Jacques LabillardièreJacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière was a French naturalist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia. Labillardière was a member of a voyage in search of the La Pérouse expedition...
) Domin - Myoporum velutinum Chinnock
- Myoporum viscosumMyoporum viscosumMyoporum viscosum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia. It grows to 2 metres in height and has thick leaves that are about 20 to 50 mm long and 7 to 20 mm in width. The flowers are white with a slight purplish flush and purple spots. These appear in...
R.Br. – Sticky boobialla (Australia)
Formerly placed here
- Eremophila debilisEremophila debilisEremophila debilis , also known as Winter Apple or Amulla, is a prostrate shrub which is native to Australia.-Description:...
(Andrews) Chinnock (as M. debile (Andrews) R.Br.) - Eremophila desertiEremophila desertiEremophila deserti is a shrub which is endemic to Australia.Common names for this species include Turkey Bush, Dogwood, Poison Bush Ellangowan Poison Bush, Pencil Bush and Carrot Bush...
(A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock (as M. deserti A.Cunn. ex Benth.)