Extremely fastgrowing evergreen shrub with unusual pale green foliage. Germination behaviour of seeds of the new zealand woody species melicope simplex, myoporum laetum, myrsine divaricata, and urtica ferox. It can grow into a small tree, so needs regular pruning to keep it compact. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. Myoporum is a compact, bright green shrub with fleshy leaves.
The plants naturalized in the iberian peninsule were originally misidentified as m. The toxic oils are contained in the leaves and branchlets. Also on the chatham islands where scarce and probably naturalised. Myoporum laetum plant assessment form california invasive. Myoporum laetum compacta would be a suitable replacement for myoporum laetum carsonii if the desired effect is to have a dense screen up to 15 feet tall. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Myoporum laetum shrub with bright fleshy leaves, grown as an ornamental plant often used for screens and hedges. Some caution is advised, see notes above on possible toxicity. These glands are packed full of the toxin ngaione, which kills its victims by shutting down the liver. The biomass from acacia and myoporum will be removed from the site. Photo by flickr user john game myoporum myoporum laetum this plant is invasive in the following regions. Excellent dense fastgrowing shelter and revegetation tree, suitable for a wide variety of positions, including exposed coastal sites. Myoporum laetum ngaio, ngaio tree, mousehole tree pfaf. Myoporum myoporum parvifolium is an evergreen that grows quickly to 18 inches tall and up to 15 feet wide and is hardy in u.
The plants database includes the following 4 species of myoporum. Myoporum thrips on myoporum laetum in the landscape. The pest klambothrips myopori, was recently introduced to our area, is very aggressive and the leaf distortion damage is extensive. Pacificum also known as myoporum south coast in landscape. We are managing severe infestations in several bay area communities. Stepping up the fight against myoporum thrips sfgate. Oct 30, 2016 ngaio myoporum laetum hold the leaves of ngaio up to the light and you will see it is studded with oil glands. Wildflowers, nps, samo nra myoporum laetum detail page. Myoporum insulare has leaves that are lighter green when young, and the translucent glands of the mature leaves are. Foot damage to myoporum ground covering home guides sf. Myoporum laetum is a decumbent lying or growing on the ground but with erect or rising tips shrub or small tree up to 10 m tall and in the decumbent forms can be 24 m across. A decoction of the leaves is used as an insect repellent. There are 30 species in the genus, eighteen of which are endemic to australia although others are endemic to pacific islands, including new zealand, and one is endemic to two indian ocean islands. San luis obispo, ca, morro bay, ca, san diego, ca and san francisco, ca.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Aside from leaf shape and size, there are no other distinguishing characters. A profusion of small white flowers appear in the spring and continue throughout the summer. Oct, 2011 problems with your myoporum the widespread problem with myoporum in our area by ron ficklin, neighbor oct, 2011 11.
They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are arranged alternately and have. Hepatotoxic species of myoporaceae so far incriminated are myoporum deserti, m. It is in leaf all year, in flower from may to june. Myoporum putah creek would be a good replacement for myoporum pacificum. Myoporum laetum new zealand plant conservation network. This page was last edited on 16 december 2019, at 19. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Myoporum is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, scrophulariaceae formerly placed in myoporaceae. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Hold the leaves of ngaio up to the light and you will see it is studded with oil glands.
San francisco urban forestry council sf environment. Dense lowgrowing tree, fruit can be messy and is poisonous. Myoporum laetum myoporum is an evergreen shrub or small tree family myoporaceae found along the coast of california and in the san francisco bay region. It is a fast growing shrub, readily distinguished from others in the genus by the transparent dots in the leaves which are visible when held to a light.
Now identified as klambothrips myopori mound and morris, it has caused considerable damage to myoporum laetum and m. Cultivated as an ornamental, and naturalized in the iberian peninsule and elsewhere. This landscape ornamental has white flowers with purple dots and. The invasive potential of myoporum laetum, a tree recently introduced into the southwestern cape, south africa, was evaluated, by comparing various aspects of its seed biology with those of another birddispersed alien, acacia cyclops which is a successful invader in this region. Brown, also introduced in cultivation to california, is similar to m. Larger acacia and myoporum will be cut at the base and the resulting stump painted with roundup. Evergreen shrub or tree to 30 tall by 20 wide with white flowers in summer.
Described as a new species and under a new genus name from specimens collected in california. Coastal to lowland forest, sometimes well inland in hawkes bay, rangataiki and wairarapa. Preparation of each volume of the flora of north america is a multiyear process involving dozens of authors and editors. The toxic oils are contained in the leaves and branchlets, but within the species, there is variation in the chemical characters and toxicity of the oils. Notice about flora of north america provisional publications. The plant produces small, inconspicuous white flowers with purple spots and clustered purple fruits. Myoporum thrips are dark brown minute and slender insects, less than 110 inches long. Makes an excellent large hedge, prune as necessary. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. They have puncturing and sucking mouth parts and cause damage to young myoporum laetum leaves which is easily observed by the galllike swellings and distorted stunted and leaf curling or folding on new shoots. Myoporum laetum plantinfo everything and anything about. Myoporum species myoporum laetum name synonyms myoporum crystallinum hort. Myoporum laetum ngaio, ngaio tree, mousehole tree pfaf plant. Myoporum was brought to the us from new zealand as an ornamental plant used for screens and hedges.
Myoporum thrip is causing severe damage to these trees in southern california landscapes. Prostrate myoporum has grass green, narrow leaves evenly spaced in spirals around horizontally spreading stems. Small medium green ovalshaped leaves back small white flowers in the summer. Myoporum laetum georg forsterrek deskribatu zuen eta florulae insularum australium prodromus 44. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs. Edit links this page was last edited on 14 august 2019, at. Accidentally introduced and now widespread in southern california. The order of the values in each row corresponds to the columns. The bark is light grey to brown, thick and corky, firm, persistent, rough and furrowed. It bears small white flowers with purple spots and clustered purple fruits. The national vegetation survey nvs databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. This page was last edited on 14 december 2019, at 16. Myoporum laetum carsonii fast growing evergreen shrub or small tree to 2030 feet tall and 1520 feet wide. It favors coastal areas, woodlands and riparian areas.
An myoporum laetum in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni forst. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Myoporum laetum profile california invasive plant council. Plant database entry for ngaio tree myoporum laetum with 4 images and 21 data details.
Its spreading, succulent stems are densely packed with small, light green leaves, and they quickly take root anywhere they touch the ground if moisture is available, forming a thick. It can grow in semishade light woodland or no shade. Myoporum myoporum parvifolium myoporum is a longused evergreen groundcover that is being rediscovered as a fantastic landscape plant for the xeric southwest. Myoporum laetum thumbnail pictures cuyamaca college. For larger hedges we suggest the possible replacement of myoporum laetum carsonii with pittosporum or ficus. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Many horses, cattle, sheep and pigs have suffered this unfortunate fate after grazing on ngaio leaves. Seed biology of a recently introduced species, myoporum. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. The genus myoporum is in the family scrophulariaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. In california, myoporum thrips has only been observed on two species of myoporum. The columns key lists the columns that are being returned, and the rows key then returns a list of lists, each one representing a row. Myoporum laetum is an evergreen shrub growing to 6 m 19ft by 3 m 9ft at a medium rate. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in the upper righthand corner. The toxic oils are contained in the leaves and branchlets, but within the species, there is variation in the chemical characters and toxicity of the. Myoporum laetum myoporum this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. The myoporum thrips is attacking the myoporums in the upper san francisco peninsula at epidemic proportions. The plant produces small, inconspicuous white flowers with purple.
A new invasive insect species is causing severe disfiguration of myoporum plants. Media in category myoporum laetum the following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total. To facilitate access to taxonomic treatments that meet specific. This lowgrowing plant is quite popular here in the low desert. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. Media in category myoporum the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
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