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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 [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]. In the [[United States]], members of this genus are known as '''colicwood'''.
'''''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 about 200 species,<ref name="wagner">{{cite book|authors=Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer|year=1999|title=Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii|city=Honolulu|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|page=934}}</ref> including several notable radiations, such as the '''matipo''' of [[New Zealand]] and the '''kōlea''' of [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] (the New Zealand "black matipo", ''[[Pittosporum tenuifolium]]'', is not related to ''Myrsine''). In the [[United States]], members of this genus are known as '''colicwood'''. Some species, especially ''[[Myrsine africana|M. africana]]'', are grown as ornamental shrubs.


The leathery, [[evergreen]] leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth margins and without [[stipule]]s. The one-seeded, in[[dehiscent]] 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 [[sepal|calyx]] and [[carpel|style]] are long persistent.
The leathery, [[evergreen]] leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth or toothed margins and without [[stipule]]s. The one-seeded, in[[dehiscent]] fruit is a thin-fleshed globose [[drupe]]. The flowers and fruits often do not develop until after leaf fall and thus appear naked on the branches. The fruits often do not mature until the year after flowering. The [[sepal|calyx]] is 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''.
The Pacific basin and New World species formerly separated in the genera ''Rapanea'' and ''Suttonia'' (distinguished from the [[Africa]]n and [[Southeast Asia]]n ''Myrsine sensu stricto'' by having the [[gynoecium|style]] absent and [[stamen|staminal tube]] and filaments completely adnate to the [[corolla]]) have now been included in ''Myrsine''.<ref name="wagner"/>

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


==Selected species==
==Selected species==

Revision as of 21:12, 28 November 2010

Myrsine
Myrsine alyxifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Myrsinaceae
Genus:
Myrsine

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Species

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Synonyms

Rapanea
Suttonia A.Rich.

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 about 200 species,[1] including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaiʻi (the New Zealand "black matipo", Pittosporum tenuifolium, is not related to Myrsine). In the United States, members of this genus are known as colicwood. Some species, especially M. africana, are grown as ornamental shrubs.

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

The Pacific basin and New World species formerly separated in the genera Rapanea and Suttonia (distinguished from the African and Southeast Asian Myrsine sensu stricto by having the style absent and staminal tube and filaments completely adnate to the corolla) have now been included in Myrsine.[1]

Selected species

References

  1. ^ a b Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. 1999. p. 934. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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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