Myoporum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Fls 5-merous, solitary or in abbreviated cymes. Ovary us. 2-4-loculed with us. 1-(2) ovules in each locule. Fr. a ± succulent drupe. Shrubs or small trees with alt. entire or serrate gland-dotted lvs. Some 30 spp., mainly Australian, with a few reaching to China and Japan.
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Tree to c. 6 m. tall, trunk and branches stout and woody; lvs elliptic to oblong-elliptic, entire or evenly serrate in upper half; pellucid spots ∞ and obvious
Low-growing bush, branches slender and trailing; lvs linear-lanceolate, with a few uneven teeth near apex and base; pellucid spots very obscure
