Myoporum petiolatum

Myoporum petiolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Myoporum
Species:	M. petiolatum
Binomial name
Myoporum petiolatum R.J.Chinnock[1]
Synonyms
Myoporum sp. 1

Myoporum petiolatum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height with leaves that are 3 to 6 cm long and 10 to 30 mm in width.^[2] The flowers are white with a slight lilac flush and purple spots. These appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 2 to 5. The succulent, rounded yellow-green fruits are around 5 mm in diameter.^[2]

The species was first formally described by taxonomist Bob Chinnock in Eremophila and allied genera: a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae in 2007.^[1] For may years this species has been confused with the much less common species Myoporum viscosum from which it can be distinguished by its thinner, noticeably petiolate and non-odorous leaves.^[2] Myoporum petiolatum occurs in South Australia and Victoria.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Myoporum petiolatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=272003. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Chinnock, R.J. (2007). Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant Family. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 123–125. ISBN 1877058165. http://books.google.com/books?id=5iZlQOKoEjoC&dq=Eremophila+chinnock+book&source=gbs_navlinks_s.