Myoporaceae Explained

Myoporaceae was a family of plants, found mostly in Australia,[1] which included the following genera:

In the APG II system (continued in the APG III system), it is considered to be part of a fairly small family Scrophulariaceae,[2] along with Buddleja and a variety of plants long classified in the Scrophulariaceae (such as Leucophyllum, North American shrubs which are the closest relatives to the former Myoporaceae.)

Notes and References

  1. Olmstead, R. G. . dePamphilis, C. W. . Wolfe, A. D. . Young, N. D. . Elisons, W. J. . Reeves P. A. . amp . Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae . American Journal of Botany. 88. 348–361. 2001 . 10.2307/2657024 . 11222255 . 2 . 2657024 . American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2 . free .
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II . 2003 . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 141 . 4 . 399–436 . 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x .

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