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Myoporum sandwicense

COMMON NAME

Naio papa, Dwarf false sandalwood

TYPE

Groundcover

FAMILY

Scrophulariaceae

NOTES

A crawling ground cover with dark green, glossy leaves and tiny white flower clusters that emerge from the leaf axis and stems. It has round white fruit that is up to a quarter of an inch in size.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Endemic to HawaiŹ»i, Naio papa is only found at South Point on the island of Hawaiā€™i

NATIVE HABITAT

Windswept coastal areas

WEB SOURCES

wikipedia.org

hawaiiannativeplants.com

tropical.theferns.info



Myoporum sandwicense