Eremophila debilis
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Ecology
Origin
Australia. Long regarded as indigenous to New Zealand, where it has been known as Myoporum debile.
Reason for introduction
Probably horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Fleshy berries are dispersed by frugivory (Thorsen et al., 2009).
Other information
Etymology
debilis: Weak
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 11: 285-309