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PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Genus Mijoporu))!. 



Shrubs or trees. Lea.ves alternate, entire or serrate, pellucid-dottecL 

 Flowers axillar^^ solitary or in fascicles. Calyx .5-lobed ; corolla 5-lobed, 

 stamens 4. Ovary 'i-.^-celled ; cells 1-, rarely 2-seeded. A genus found chief!}' in 

 Australia and the Pacific Islands. (Name from the Greel;, in reference to the 

 leaf glands). 1 sp. 



Fig. ll'l. Xgaio tree on the sea-tieach. 



Myopopum laetum {The Nijaio). 



A small tree, 10 ft. -'20 ft. in height. Leaves 2 in. -4 in. long, lanceolate, acute,, 

 partially serrate, bright-green, shining. Flowei's 2-0 together. Corolla \ in.-f, in. 

 broad, white, spotted with hlac. Drupe Jin. long. Both islands : usually 

 near the sea-shore. Fl. Oct. -Dec. 



The Xgaio tree is well known throughout the islands. 

 Though not restricted to the sea-coast, it is seldom found 

 far inland. At times it may be met with growing almost 

 within high-water mark. AVhen young, it is a beautiful. 



