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Colicwood
Myrsine
Myrsine is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae before this was merged into the Primulaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It contains about 200 species, including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaiʻi (the New Zealand "black matipo", Pittosporum tenuifolium, is not related to Myrsine). In the United States, members of...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Māpou
speciesMyrsine australis
African Boxwood
speciesMyrsine africana
colicwood
speciesMyrsine cubana
Variable Muttonwood
speciesMyrsine variabilis
Weeping Mapou
speciesMyrsine divaricata
Toro
speciesMyrsine salicina
Brush Muttonwood
speciesMyrsine howittiana
Myrsine seguinii
speciesMyrsine seguinii
Leathery Colicwood
speciesMyrsine coriacea
kōlea lau nui
speciesMyrsine lessertiana
rapanca
speciesMyrsine guianensis
Myrsine laetevirens
speciesMyrsine laetevirens
Creeping Mapou
speciesMyrsine nummularia
red muttonwood
speciesMyrsine subsessilis
Myrsine stolonifera
speciesMyrsine stolonifera
kōlea lau li‘i
speciesMyrsine sandwicensis
narrow-leaved muttonwood
speciesMyrsine angusta
Myrsine lorentziana
speciesMyrsine lorentziana
Myrsine dependens
speciesMyrsine dependens
Myrsine parvifolia
speciesMyrsine parvifolia
Myrsine umbellata
speciesMyrsine umbellata
Chatham Island Mapou
speciesMyrsine chathamica
Myrsine linearifolia
speciesMyrsine linearifolia
Myrsine lanaiensis
speciesMyrsine lanaiensis
Myrsine wawrae
speciesMyrsine wawrae
Myrsine aquilonia
speciesMyrsine aquilonia
Myrsine andina
speciesMyrsine andina
Myrsine juergensenii
speciesMyrsine juergensenii
Myrsine semiserrata
speciesMyrsine semiserrata
Myrsine punctata
speciesMyrsine punctata
Myrsine alyxifolia
speciesMyrsine alyxifolia
Myrsine umbricola
speciesMyrsine umbricola
Myrsine latifolia
speciesMyrsine latifolia
Myrsine helleri
speciesMyrsine helleri
Myrsine lecardii
speciesMyrsine lecardii
Myrsine kauaiensis
speciesMyrsine kauaiensis
northern muttonwood
speciesMyrsine porosa
Myrsine asymmetrica
speciesMyrsine asymmetrica
Swamp Mapou
speciesMyrsine coxii
Myrsine platystigma
speciesMyrsine platystigma
Myrsine gardneriana
speciesMyrsine gardneriana
Myrsine capitellata
speciesMyrsine capitellata
Myrsine petiolata
speciesMyrsine petiolata
Myrsine degeneri
speciesMyrsine degeneri
Myrsine pellucida
speciesMyrsine pellucida
Myrsine pukooensis
speciesMyrsine pukooensis
Myrsine denticulata
speciesMyrsine denticulata
Myrsine fosbergii
speciesMyrsine fosbergii
Myrsine argentea
speciesMyrsine argentea
Myrsine modesta
speciesMyrsine modesta
Myrsine ralstoniae
speciesMyrsine ralstoniae
Myrsine × montana
hybridMyrsine × montana
Sand muttonwood
speciesMyrsine arenaria
Myrsine balansae
speciesMyrsine balansae
Large Cape Myrtle
speciesMyrsine pillansii
Myrsine serpenticola
speciesMyrsine serpenticola
Myrsine manglillo
speciesMyrsine manglillo
Myrsine ireneae
speciesMyrsine ireneae
Myrsine fernseei
speciesMyrsine fernseei
Kermadec Mapou
speciesMyrsine kermadecensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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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 70257.