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Ngaios

Myoporum

Myoporum is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae (formerly placed in Myoporaceae). There are 30 species in the genus, eighteen of which are endemic to Australia although others are endemic to Pacific Islands, including New Zealand, and one is endemic to two Indian Ocean islands. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are arranged alternately and have white, occasionally pink flowers and a fruit that is a drupe.

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38 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ngaio

speciesMyoporum laetum

common boobialla

speciesMyoporum insulare

Creeping Myoporum

speciesMyoporum parvifolium

waterbush

speciesMyoporum montanum

Boobialla

speciesMyoporum boninense

Sticky Boobialla

speciesMyoporum petiolatum

Boobialla

speciesMyoporum acuminatum

naio

speciesMyoporum sandwicense

Myoporum bontioides

speciesMyoporum bontioides

Sugarwood

speciesMyoporum platycarpum

Hybrid Australian Ngaio

hybridMyoporum aff insulare × laetum

Myoporum crassifolium

speciesMyoporum crassifolium

Myoporum bateae

speciesMyoporum bateae

Myoporum oppositifolium

speciesMyoporum oppositifolium

Myoporum caprarioides

speciesMyoporum caprarioides

Myoporum tetrandrum

speciesMyoporum tetrandrum

Slender Ngaio

speciesMyoporum tenuifolium

Myoporum betcheanum

speciesMyoporum betcheanum

Myoporum floribundum

speciesMyoporum floribundum

Myoporum semotum

speciesMyoporum semotum

Myoporum viscosum

speciesMyoporum viscosum

Myoporum stellatum

speciesMyoporum stellatum

Myoporum obscurum

speciesMyoporum obscurum

Myoporum brevipes

speciesMyoporum brevipes

Myoporum rapense

speciesMyoporum rapense

Myoporum turbinatum

speciesMyoporum turbinatum

Myoporum velutinum

speciesMyoporum velutinum

Myoporum cordifolium

speciesMyoporum cordifolium

Myoporum mauritianum

speciesMyoporum mauritianum

Myoporum wilderi

speciesMyoporum wilderi

Myoporum nieuanum

speciesMyoporum nieuanum

Myoporum cuneifolium

speciesMyoporum cuneifolium

Myoporum papuanum

speciesMyoporum papuanum

Myoporum tubiflorum

speciesMyoporum tubiflorum

Myoporum rotundatum

speciesMyoporum rotundatum

Myoporum stokesii

speciesMyoporum stokesii

Myoporum rimatarense

speciesMyoporum rimatarense

Myoporum degeneri

speciesMyoporum degeneri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63613.