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Myoporaceae
Extinct family of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myoporaceae was a family of plants, found mostly in Australia,[1] which included the following genera:
- Diocirea
- Eremophila, also known as emu bush
- Myoporum, also known as Boobiala
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In the APG II system (continued in the APG III system), it is considered to be part of a fairly small family Scrophulariaceae,[2] along with Buddleja and a variety of plants long classified in the Scrophulariaceae (such as Leucophyllum, North American shrubs which are the closest relatives to the former Myoporaceae.[1])