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Myoporum laetum
''Myoporum laetum'', commonly known as ngaio or mousehole tree is a plant in the family Scrophulariaceae endemic to New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands. It is a fast growing, shrub readily distinguished from others in the genus by the transparent dots in the leaves which are visible when held held to a light.
==Description==
Ngaio is a fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree which sometimes grows to a height of with a trunk up to in diameter, or spreads to as much as . It often appears dome-shaped at first but as it gets older, distorts as branches break off. The bark on older specimens is thick, corky and furrowed. The leaves are lance-shaped, usually long, wide, have many translucent dots in the leaves and edges which have small serrations in approximately the outer half.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=992 )〕
The flowers are white with purple spots and are borne in groups of 2 to 6 on stalks long. There are 5 egg-shaped, pointed sepals and 5 petals joined at their bases to form a bell-shaped tube long. The petal lobes are long making the flower diameter . There are four stamens which extend slightly beyond the petal tube and the ovary is superior with 2 locules. Flowering occurs from mid-spring to mid-summer and is followed by the fruit which is a bright red drupe long.〔〔〔
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