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Myrsine
	Myrsine alyxifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Myrsinaceae
Genus:	Myrsine; L.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Rapanea; Suttonia A.Rich.

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Myrsine is a genus of flowering plants, the nominate genus of the family Myrsinaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It contains several hundred species including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaiʻi. In the United States, members of this genus are known as colicwood.

The leathery, evergreen leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth margins and without stipules. The one-seeded, indehiscent fruit is a thin-fleshed globose drupe. The flowers and fruits often do not develop till after leaf fall and thus appear naked on the branches. The fruits often do not mature until the year after flowering. The calyx and style are long persistent.

The New Zealand native plants formerly included in the genera Rapanea and Suttonia have now been included in Myrsine. Note that "Black Matipo" (Pittosporum tenuifolium) is not related to Myrsine.

In addition to the New Zealand Myrsine species, there are dozens of species found in this genus elsewhere in the world. Some species, especially M. africana, are grown as ornamental shrubs.

Selected species

Myrsine adamsonii Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine africana
Myrsine andersonii Fosbert & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine aquilonia
Myrsine argentea
Myrsine australis
Myrsine brachyclada
Myrsine brownii Fosbert & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine bullata Pipoly (Peru)
Myrsine chathamica
Myrsine collina Nadeaud (French Polynesia)
Myrsine coxii
Myrsine degeneri Hosaka (Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine diazii Pipoly (Peru)
Myrsine divaricata
Myrsine falcata Nadeaud (French Polynesia)
Myrsine fasciculata (J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine fernseei (Mez) Hosaka (Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine fosbergii Hosaka (Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine fusca (J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine gracilissima Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine hartii
Myrsine hosakae H.St.John (Pitcairn Islands)
Myrsine howittiana (F.Muell. ex Mez) Jackes (Eastern Australia)
Myrsine kermadecensis
Myrsine knudsenii (Rock) Hosaka (Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine laetevirens (Mez) Arechav.
Myrsine lessertiana A.DC. - Kōlea lau nui (Hawaiʻi)^[1]
Myrsine longifolia Nadeaud (French Polynesia)
Myrsine mezii Hosaka (Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine neo-zealandensiss = M. montana
Myrsine niauensis Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine nukuhivensis Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine nummularia
Myrsine obovata (J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine oliveri Allan (New Zealand)
Myrsine orohenensis (J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine pearce (Mez) Pipoly (Peru)
Myrsine petiolata Hosaka (Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
Myrsine raiateensis (J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine rapensis (F.Brown) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine reynelii Pipoly (Peru)
Myrsine rivularis (Mez) Pipoly (Peru)
Myrsine ronuiensis (M.Grant) Fosberg & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine salicina
Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC. - Kōlea lau liʻi (Hawaiʻi)^[2]
Myrsine sodiroana (Mez) Pipoly (Ecuador)
Myrsine tahuatensis Fosbert & Sachet (French Polynesia)
Myrsine umbricola
Myrsine variabilis = Variable Muttonwood, from eastern Australia

References

^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Kōlea" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Kōlea lau-liʻi" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

Ngā Tipu Aotearoa - Most recent taxonomy (only of NZ species).
Flora of New Zealand.

[1] Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Kōlea" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Kōlea lau-liʻi" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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 In addition to the New Zealand ''Myrsine'' species, there are dozens of species found in this genus elsewhere in the world. Some species, especially ''M. africana'', are grown as ornamental shrubs.
-==Selected Species==
+==Selected species==
 * ''[[Myrsine adamsonii]]'' <small>[[Francis Raymond Fosberg|Fosberg]] & Sachet</small> ([[French Polynesia]])
 * ''[[Myrsine africana]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine andersonii]]'' <small>Fosbert & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine aquilonia]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine argentea]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine australis]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine brachyclada]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine brownii]]'' <small>Fosbert & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine bullata]]'' <small>Pipoly</small> ([[Peru]])
 * ''[[Myrsine chathamica]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine collina]]'' <small>Nadeaud</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine coxii]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine degeneri]]'' <small>Hosaka</small> ([[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] in Hawai{{okina}}i)
 * ''[[Myrsine diazii]]'' <small>Pipoly</small> ([[Peru]])
 * ''[[Myrsine divaricata]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine falcata]]'' <small>Nadeaud</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine fasciculata]]'' <small>(J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
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 * ''[[Myrsine fusca]]'' <small>(J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine gracilissima]]'' <small>Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine hartii]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine hosakae]]'' <small>H.St.John</small> ([[Pitcairn Islands]])
 * ''[[Myrsine howittiana]]'' <small>([[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Christian Mez|Mez]]) [[Jackes]]</small> (Eastern Australia)
 * ''[[Myrsine kermadecensis]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine knudsenii]]'' <small>(Rock) Hosaka</small> (Kaua{{okina}}i in Hawai{{okina}}i)
 * ''[[Myrsine laetevirens]]'' <small>(Mez) Arechav.</small>
 * ''[[Myrsine lessertiana]]'' <small>[[Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle|A.DC.]]</small> - ''Kōlea lau nui'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]])<ref>{{cite paper |url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Myrsine_lessertiana.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |title=Kōlea |first=Elbert L. |last=Little Jr. |coauthors=Roger G. Skolmen |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |year=1989}}</ref>
 * ''[[Myrsine longifolia]]'' <small>Nadeaud</small> (French Polynesia)
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 * ''[[Myrsine niauensis]]'' <small>Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine nukuhivensis]]'' <small>Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine nummularia]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine obovata]]'' <small>(J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine oliveri]]'' <small>Allan</small> (New Zealand)
 * ''[[Myrsine orohenensis]]'' <small>(J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine pearce]]'' <small>(Mez) Pipoly</small> (Peru)
 * ''[[Myrsine petiolata]]'' <small>Hosaka</small> ([[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]] in Hawai{{okina}}i)
 * ''[[Myrsine raiateensis]]'' <small>(J.Moore) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine rapensis]]'' <small>(F.Brown) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine reynelii]]'' <small>Pipoly</small> (Peru)
 * ''[[Myrsine rivularis]]'' <small>(Mez) Pipoly</small> (Peru)
 * ''[[Myrsine ronuiensis]]'' <small>(M.Grant) Fosberg & Sachet</small> (French Polynesia)
 * ''[[Myrsine salicina]]'' <small></small>
 * ''[[Myrsine sandwicensis]]'' <small>[[Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle|A.DC.]]</small> - ''Kōlea lau li{{okina}}i'' (Hawai{{okina}}i)<ref>{{cite paper |url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Myrsine_sandwicensis.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |title=Kōlea lau-li{{okina}}i |first=Elbert L. |last=Little Jr. |coauthors=Roger G. Skolmen |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |year=1989}}</ref>
 * ''[[Myrsine sodiroana]]'' <small>(Mez) Pipoly</small> ([[Ecuador]])
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 * ''[[Myrsine variabilis]] = Variable Muttonwood, from eastern Australia
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
 * [http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=6616B018-473E-4B09-82B2-CF18E7E640CD Ngā Tipu Aotearoa] - Most recent taxonomy (only of NZ species).