Scientific Name: Myoporum boninense subsp. australe (was Myoporum ellipticum)

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  • Pronunciation:
    my-oh-POOR-um bon-in-ENS
  • Common Name:
    Mangrove Boobialla
  • Type:
    Prostrate shrub , groundcover
  • Family:
    MYOPORACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white in small clusters summer to autumn, 5 petals
  • Fruit:
    purple to 8 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast, tidal wetlands
Identification Notes

Leaves: fleshy, alternate, 10 x 3.5 cm