Myrsine divaricata

Myrsine divaricata known as weeping māpou or weeping matipo, is a small tree up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall or often a shrub.[1] It has a strongly divaricating habit with interlaced branched. The woody parts are stiff and pubescent when young. The small leathery simple leaves are borne on short petioles and may be slightly two lobed at the end. The very small yellow or reddish flowers may be borne singly or in small groups which mature into small purple, occasionally white, fruit.[2]

Myrsine divaricata
Leaves of Myrsine divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Myrsine
Species:
M. divaricata
Binomial name
Myrsine divaricata

References

  1. NZ Plant Conservation Network
  2. Allen H. H (1982). Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. P D Hasselbery. p. 981.


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