Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Eremophila debilis (Andrews) Chinnock, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 15: 77-78 (1992)
Synonymy:
  • Pogonia debilis Andrews
  • Myoporum debile (Andrews) R.Br.
 Description

Low, spreading subshrub, with mound-forming habit. Stems slender, semi-trailing, often reddish on upper side, somewhat tuberculate. Lvs sessile, greenish in bud, c. 4–8–(10) × 0.5–0.8–(1) cm, linear-lanceolate, membranous, obscurely glandular, entire or with a few narrow dentate teeth towards base and apex; apex subacute. Fls 1–2; pedicels 4–5 mm long at anthesis. Calyx 5–7 × 2 mm, linear-lanceolate. Corolla 6–8 mm long, narrow-campanulate, mauve, without dark dots, white-bearded inside; lobes slightly < tube, with anterior lobe usually widest. Style glabrous. Drupe c. 9 × 10 mm, subglobose, often white below and reddish purple on exposed side.

[From: Webb et al. (1985) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4 as Myoporum debile (Andrews) R.Br.]

 Biostatus
Exotic