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The Primulaceae are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants with about 53 genera with 2790 species, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers, commonly known as the primrose family. Most Primulaceae are perennial though some species, such as scarlet pimpernel, are annuals. The family has been variously circumscribed, but it is now accepted in the broad sense including the former families Myrsinaceae and Theophrastaceae, because many genera traditionally placed in Primulaceae were found to belong to those other families and when united their circumscription remains intact.
Myrsinaceae, or the myrsine family, was formerly recognized as a rather large family from the order Ericales, consisting of 35 genera and about 1000 species. It is a widespread family found in temperate to tropical climates extending north to Europe, Siberia, Japan, Mexico, and Florida, and south to New Zealand, South America, and South Africa.
Salix myrsinifolia, known as the dark-leaved willow or myrsine-leaved willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and Western Siberia. It forms a 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) high shrub. In the north it becomes often a tree up to 8 m (26 ft) tall.
Myrsine australis, commonly known as red matipo, māpou, māpau, tīpau, and mataira, is a species of shrub within the family Myrsinaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, found throughout both the mainland and offshore islands.
M. australis may refer to:
Rapanea melanophloeos, commonly known as Cape beech, Kaapse Boekenhout or IsiCalabi, is a dense, graceful, evergreen tree that is native to the afromontane forests of Southern Africa.
The Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the northerns suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The 10.768-hectare (26.61-acre) reserve is situated in the suburb of St Ives, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Sydney central business district.
Myrsine juddii is a rare species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common name cloudswept colicwood. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Koolau Mountains of Oahu. There is a single population made up of about 3000 individuals. Like other Hawaiian Myrsine this plant is called kōlea. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
The Fred Hollows Reserve is a local government–administered reserve that is located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Rapanea salicina, commonly known as toro, is a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand. Found throughout much of the country, from North Cape to Greymouth, toro grows to around 8 metres in height and has long oblong shaped leaves that are thick, glossy and leathery.
Turpinia occidentalis, the muttonwood, is a tree species native to southern Mexico, Caribbean islands, Central America and northern South America.
Rapanea mccomishii is a flowering plant in the Primulaceae family. The specific epithet honours James Doran McComish (1881–1948), who made several visits to, and collected extensively on, Lord Howe Island in the 1930s.
Rapanea myrtillina is a flowering plant in the Primulaceae family. The specific epithet comes from a fancied resemblance of the leaves to those of the myrtle genus Myrtus.
Rapanea platystigma is a flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. The specific epithet comes from the Greek platys (“broad”) and stigma, with reference to the relatively broad stigma.
Microcolona limodes is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae of this moth eat the seeds of endemic Myrsine species.
