Myoporaceae
Appearance
Myoporaceaewas a family ofplants,found mostly in Australia,[1]which included the following genera:
- Diocirea
- Eremophila,also known as emu bush
- Myoporum,also known as Boobiala
In theAPG II system(continued in theAPG III system), it is considered to be part of a fairly small familyScrophulariaceae,[2]along withBuddlejaand a variety of plants long classified in the Scrophulariaceae (such asLeucophyllum,North American shrubs which are the closest relatives to the former Myoporaceae.[1])
References
[edit]- ^abOlmstead, R. G.; dePamphilis, C. W.; Wolfe, A. D.; Young, N. D.; Elisons, W. J. & Reeves P. A. (2001)."Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae".American Journal of Botany.88(2). American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2: 348–361.doi:10.2307/2657024.JSTOR2657024.PMID11222255.
- ^Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II".Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.141(4): 399–436.doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x.