Myoporum viscosum

Myoporum viscosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Myoporum
Species:	M. viscosum
Binomial name
Myoporum viscosum R.Br.[1]
Synonyms
Myoporum glandulosum (Spin) Spin Myoporum serratum var. glandulosum (Spin) Benth.

Myoporum viscosum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia. It grows to 2 metres in height and has thick leaves that are about 20 to 50 mm long and 7 to 20 mm in width.^[2] The flowers are white with a slight purplish flush and purple spots. These appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 5 to 8. The succulent, rounded purplish fruits are around 3-5 mm in diameter.^[2]

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.^[1] For may years this species has been confused with the much more common species Myoporum petiolatum which has thinner, noticeably petiolate and non-odorous leaves.^[2] Myoporum viscosum has a restricted distribution encompassing Kangaroo Island and the Eyre and Yorke peninsulas.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Myoporum viscosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=53476. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Chinnock, R.J. (2007). Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant Family. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 121–123. ISBN 1877058165. http://books.google.com/books?id=5iZlQOKoEjoC&dq=Eremophila+chinnock+book&source=gbs_navlinks_s.