Common Name: Common Boobialla
Botanical Name: Myoporum insulare
Family: MYOPORACEAE
Description:
Spreading, medium to tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Smooth, fleshy, thick, green, 3-7 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide, with or without serrated (toothed) margins towards the tip. White petals, often with purple spots, 2-8 per axil, 1 cm diameter. Late winter to spring (August to October). Fleshy, succulent, globular drupe, 6-8 mm diameter, outer skin turning from green to dark purple (mature) over a woody stone, usually with 1 developed seed. Late summer to autumn (February to March).
Spreading, medium to tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Smooth, fleshy, thick, green, 3-7 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide, with or without serrated (toothed) margins towards the tip. White petals, often with purple spots, 2-8 per axil, 1 cm diameter. Late winter to spring (August to October). Fleshy, succulent, globular drupe, 6-8 mm diameter, outer skin turning from green to dark purple (mature) over a woody stone, usually with 1 developed seed. Late summer to autumn (February to March).
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed throughout coastal areas and floodplains on saline, sandy soils. Occurs in all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, NSW and Vic.
Widely distributed throughout coastal areas and floodplains on saline, sandy soils. Occurs in all agricultural districts of SA. Extends into WA, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
Fleshy drupes eaten and dispersed by birds. A widely planted species in SA. Commonly propagated from cuttings.
Fleshy drupes eaten and dispersed by birds. A widely planted species in SA. Commonly propagated from cuttings.
