Myrsine nummularia (Hook.fil.) Hook.fil. is a plant in the Primulaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrsine nummularia (Hook.fil.) Hook.fil.

Myrsine nummularia (Hook.fil.) Hook.fil.

Myrsine nummularia is a low fruiting shrub found across New Zealand's North and South Islands.

Family
Genus
Myrsine
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Myrsine nummularia (Hook.fil.) Hook.fil.

Myrsine nummularia (Hook.fil.) Hook.fil. is a low-growing shrub species. It has thick leaves that may be brown or green, and its bark is either red or brown. It produces purplish fruit that are semi-ramiflorous, meaning they grow from the stem beneath some leaves. Fruiting occurs from October through February. This species is native to New Zealand's North and South Islands, with confirmed occurrences on Banks Peninsula and in the central North Island.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Primulaceae Myrsine

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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