Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Myoporum laetum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Scrophulariaceae |
| Family common name(s) | scroph; figwort; figworts; fig-wort; fig wort |
| Genus common name(s) | myoporum; ngaio; ngaio tree; ngaio-tree; naio; boobialla |
| Species common name(s) | New Zealand ngaio; New Zealand ngaio tree; New Zealand ngaio-tree; common ngaio; lollypop tree; mousehole tree |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | false sandalwood, bastard sandalwood, bastard-sandalwood are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Myoporaceae |
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