Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Santalales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Nanodeaceae Nickrent & Der
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Mida A.Cunn. ex Endl. (1837)
Etymology:
The genus name is possibly derived from the Maori vernacular name maire or Cunningham's interpretation of a name from a local dialect.
 Description

Fls 5-merous, perfect to functionally unisexual, in cymose, often fascicled, racemes. Ovary semi-inferior, receptacle cupular; tepals reduced to (4)–5–(6) minute triangular teeth; disk (4)–5–(6)-lobed; stigma 2–4-lobed. Fr. turbinate. Glab. trees or shrubs with mostly alt. lvs. So far as known confined to 1 sp. in Juan Fernandez and 1 in N.Z.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Mida A.Cunn. ex Endl.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Nickrent, D.L.; Malécot, V.; Vidal-Russell, R.; Der, J.P. 2010: A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59: 538–558.