Myoporaceae

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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. [1] )

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References

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