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Du boisio myoparaides R . B r. 
corkwood or 
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{Family 
Botanical description. Oenus Duboisia R. Br., in Prod., 448 
Calyx five-toothed. Corolla ovate campanulate, the lobes broad, induplicate in the bud. Stamens 
four, didynanious; included in the tube, the upper ones the longest, ite fifth uppermost .one reduced to a 
minute rudiment; anthers reniform, Burned outwards at leasf when fu^ypu, the celjs co.nfluent at th,e 
. a P. ex - Stigma slightly dilated and two-lobed. Fruit an indohiscent berry. Seeds few, curved, with a 
crustaceous tubernacular-rugose testa; embryo curved, the albumen not copious. Small glabrous tree. 
Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers small, in terminal centrifugal panicles. (B. FJ. iv, 473.) 
Botanical tfewipjion. Species ntyoporpifa R. Br., jp. f>r<$., 7,4 
A tall shrub or small tree, quite glabrous. Leaves alternate, from oboyate-oblong to oblong- 
lanceolate, obtuse or rarely acute, entire, contracted into a petiole, 2 to 4 inches long. Panicles terminal, 
sometimes leafy at the base, usually much branched, broadly pryamidal or corymbose. Bracts minuc. 
Calyx broadly campanula.te, with broad obtuse teeth. Corolla about 2 lines long, white pr pale lilac, .the 
lobes rather short and obtuse. Stamens included in the tube. Berry small, nearly globular. (B.F1. iv, 474). 
Botanical Name. Duboisia, after Louis Dubois, author of a work on the 
botany of .Orleans, France, published in the year 1803; ^yopprQi^s, froin i,w.o iGre^k 
wjords, signifying ^yoporuna-like, owing t.o ,th.e s^Larity.of JjeaVes ; ^o^^rs an4 geneial 
appearance .of this tree ^9 a coast-di&t4cjts 
Yernacillar Names. This plant is called Cork-tree as well as Corkwood, on 
account of its bark, and perhaps also of the lightness of the wood. It must not bje 
confused with other indigenous so-called cork-trees or cork-woods, su,ch as findiayylra 
Sieberi and Ackama M^elleri of the coast districts. It is also opcasionally called j^lrn, 
though the napie is not appropriate. 
Aboriginal Names. It was formerly known as " Onungunaiae '/ by the 
aborigines of the Clarence, N.S.W. (C. Moore). " Ngmoo " was its aboriginal name 
in the Illawarra (Macarthur), a name it shared with Myoporum acuminatum. 
Leaves. The leaves form the most valuable part of the tree. They are 
carefully dried in the shade, and when they have been deprived of as much moisture 
as possible, they are packed in sacks or boxes, care being taken not to break up the 
