Scrophulariaceae

Myoporum Banks & Sol. ex G.Forst.

First published in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 44 (1786)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mascarenes, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., China Southeast, Cook Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Japan, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Queensland, Rodrigues, South Australia, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baleares, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Italy, Madeira, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Namibia, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
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