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XCIV. MYOPOEINE^E. 
have proposed uniting the two, but the superior radicle has, on examination, proved so constant 
a distinction, that I have followed Brown and others in maintaining the two as separate Orders. 
The three genera, very distinct as to the majority of their species, run so much into one 
another, through intermediate species with the characters differently combined, that it is 
impossible to ascribe to them any absolute limits. — Benth. 
Corolla usually campanulate, nearly regular, rarely shortly cylindrical at the 
base. Ovary usually 2 to 4 or more celled, with 1 ovule in each cell, rarely 
2-celled with 2 ovules in each cell 1. Myoporum. 
Corolla usually tubular at the base, with a more or less irregular limb. Ovary 
2-celled, with 2 or rarely 1 ovule in each cell 2. Pholidia. 
Corolla usually tubular at the base, with a more or less irregular limb. Ovary 
2-celled, with 2 or 3 superposed pairs, or rarely 1 pair only of ovules in each 
cell 3. Eremophila. 
1. MYOPORUM, Banks and Soland. 
(Myo, to shut ; and poros, a pore.) 
(Polycoelium and Disoon, DC.) 
Calyx divided to the middle or nearly to the base into 5 lobes or segments not 
enlarged after flowering. Corolla-tube usually short and almost campanulate or 
shortly cylindrical at the base, lobes 5, nearly equal and regular, or the lowest 
rather larger. Stamens 4, alternating with the lower lobes, or rarely 5, all nearly 
equal, and scarcely protruding or shortly exserted. Ovary 2- to 4-celled, or in 
species not Australian 5- or G-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell, or rarely 2-celled 
with 2 ovules in each cell. Drupe usually small, but more or less succulent. — 
Trees, shrubs or prostrate plants. Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, entire or 
toothed. Pedicels axillary, usually clustered. Flowers small, mostly white. 
The genus is also represented by a few species in the Indian Archipelago and the Pacific 
islands, and by one species in tropical Africa. 
Sect. I. — Eumyoporum .— Calyx small, narroiv. Ovary 2 to 4- celled , with 1 ovule in 
each cell. Fruit globular or ovoid , not compressed. 
Erect or divaricate shrubs. Corolla more or less bearded inside, or rarely 
quite glabrous, lobes usually shorter than the tube. Perfect stamens 4. 
Leaves acute or acuminate, entire or very rarely slightly serrate. . 1. M. acuminatum. 
Erect shrubs. Leaves lanceolate or linear, entire. Corolla not bearded at 
the throat. Stamens 5. 
Corolla 2 to 3 lines long. Fruit 2-celled 2. .1/. deserti. 
Corolla 4 to 5 lines long. Fruit 4-celled 3. M. laxijlorum. 
Sect. II. — Disoon . — Calyx small, narrow. Ovary 2-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell 
Fruit compressed. 
Fruit very fiat, acute (about 3 lines long). 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, entire or scarcely toothed, 1 J to 3 in. long 4. .V. platycarpum. 
Sect. III. — Chamaepog’onia.— Calyx-segments herbaceous. Ovary 2 celled, with 2 ovules 
in each cell. F'rnit someichat compressed. 
Calyx-segments 2 to 4-lines long 5. M. debile. 
1. 1VE. acuminatum (pointed leaves), B. Br. Prod. 515, Bentli. H. Austr. 
v. 3. “ Mee-Mee,” Stradbroke, Watkins. An erect glabrous shrub, exceedingly 
variable in stature, breadth of leaves, and size of flowers. Leaves alternate, in 
the common forms varying from elliptical-oblong, to lanceolate or linear, more or 
less acuminate, much contracted towards the base, quite entire, and H to 3 in. 
long, but sometimes the broader ones almost obovate and rather obtuse, or all 
smaller, or very rarely a few of the leaves marked here and there with a few 
distant teeth. Pedicels 2 to 4 lines long, in axillary clusters of 2 to 4 or rather 
more, or rarely solitary. Calyx-tube very short, segments narrow, acute, rather 
rigid, rarely above 1 line long. Corolla almost campanulate, about 3 to 4 lines 
long, the lobes nearly equal, spreading, rather shorter, or sometimes much 
