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Māpou
Myrsine australis
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
KōhūhūPittosporum tenuifolium
Bellyache BushJatropha gossypiifoliaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 4,936 |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1,473 |
| Wellington Region | 923 |
| Canterbury Region | 546 |
| Waikato Region | 396 |
| Northland Region | 322 |
| Otago Region | 299 |
| Tasman Region | 165 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 157 |
| Southland Region | 140 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | primrose family · Primulaceae |
| Genus | Colicwood · Myrsine |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Māpou with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.