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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk

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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Kirk
A.Rich.
(A.Rich.) Kirk
Kirk, T. 1895: New Zealand Forests and the Timber Industry. In: Von Dadelszen, E.J. (ed.) The New Zealand Official Year-Book . 344–471.
1895
369
valid as a comb. nov. under Art. 41.4. ICN (2025); NOT a replacement name for M. urvillei A.DC. according to 41.4. ICN (2025). Myrsine australis(A.Rich.) Allan, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 76: 596 (1947) is a later isonym.
ICN
Suttonia australis A.Rich.
species
Myrsine australis

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Ericales
Primulaceae
Myrsine
australis

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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk × Myrsine aquilonia de Lange & Heenan

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is host of
Brigantiaea chrysosticta (Hook.f. & Taylor) Hafellner & Bellem.
CHR (2 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Calyptopogon mnioides (Schwägr.) Broth.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Cladia aggregata (Sw.) Nyl.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Coenogonium implexum Nyl.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Collema leucocarpum Hook.f. & Taylor
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Degeliella rosulata (P.M.Jørg. & D.J.Galloway) P.M.Jørg.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Degeliella versicolor (Hook.f. & Taylor) P.M.Jørg.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Drymoanthus flavus St George & Molloy
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Hypotrachyna dactylifera (Vain.) Hale
CHR (2 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Korthalsella clavata Cheeseman
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Korthalsella lindsayi (Oliv. ex Hook.f.) Engl.
CHR (4 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Lopidium concinnum (Hook.) Hook.f. & Wilson
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Macromitrium grossirete Müll.Hal.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Menegazzia eperforata P.James & D.J.Galloway
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Menegazzia neozelandica (Zahlbr.) P.James
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Menegazzia nothofagi (Zahlbr.) P.James & D.J.Galloway
CHR (2 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Menegazzia subpertusa P.James & D.J.Galloway
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Normandina pulchella (Borrer) Nyl.
CHR (2 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Orthotrichum hortense Bosw.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Phaeographis inusta (Ach.) Müll.Arg.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Phlyctis sordida C.Knight
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pseudocyphellaria dissimilis (Nyl.) D.J.Galloway & P.James
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pseudocyphellaria hookeri (C.Bab.) D.J.Galloway & P.James
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pyrenula deliquescens (C.Knight) Müll.Arg.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pyrenula nitidula (Bres.) R.C.Harris
CHR (2 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Pyrenula subvariolosa (C.Knight) Aptroot
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Sarrameana albidoplumbea (Hook.f. & Taylor) Farkas
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Spruceanthus olivaceus (Hook.f. & Taylor) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Tupeia antarctica (G.Forst.) Cham. & Schltdl.
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page
is host of
Usnea inermis Motyka
CHR (1 records from New Zealand.) Link to an external page

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk

Shrub or tree up to ± 6 m. tall; bark dark, red on younger branches and on branchlets. Lvs on rather stout petioles up to ± 5 mm. long. Lamina ± 3-6 × 1·5-2.5 cm., coriac., glab. except on midvein, oblong to obovate-oblong to broad-elliptic, obtuse; margins us. strongly undulate, flat or nearly so in some forms. Infl. of ± crowded fascicles. Fls. c. 1·5-2.5 mm. diam., whitish, unisexual, on short pedicels. Calyx-lobes 4 or obsolete, persistent. Petals 4, free, revolute; ♂ with 4 stamens, anthers large, ovary vestigial; ♀ with sterile anthers; stigma ± sessile, fimbriate. Fr. c. 2-3 mm. diam., dark brown to black when mature.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk

2n = 46

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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Myrsine L.
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Gosden, J. et al. (2024)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Myrsine urvillei A.DC.
Myrsine urvillei A.DC.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Rapanea australis (A.Rich.) W.R.B. Oliver
Rapanea australis (A.Rich.) W.R.B. Oliver
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
Suttonia australis A.Rich.
Suttonia australis A.Rich.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk

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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
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Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
34 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
7 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
5 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
15 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
23 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
41 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Otago Land District
20 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
12 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Southland Land District
43 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
4 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
42 Link to an external page
Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Kirk
New Zealand
Westland Land District
25 Link to an external page
Suttonia australis A.Rich.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
3 Link to an external page
Suttonia australis A.Rich.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
1 Link to an external page

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0e4e2031-dc6f-4d25-860a-d0b376cc1340
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
20 August 2026
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