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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Myoporum acuminatum     R.Br.

This native shrub is commonly known as boobialla.

Myoporum acuminatum is described as a "dicot" in the Scrophulariaceae family.

In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.

Myoporum montanum treated as Myoporum acuminatum in Queensland (https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search?product=APC&tree.id=51209179&name=myoporum+montanum&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc. _cultivar=&max=100&display=apc&search=true). 

It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.

Reported at 27 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Booral, Burrum Heads, Craignish, Dundowran Beach, Glenorchy, Glenwood, Great Sandy Strait, Island Plantation, K'gari, Maaroom, Magnolia, Malarga, Pacific Haven, Point Vernon, Poona, River Heads, Susan River, Tandora, Teddington, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Tuan, Urangan, Walkers Point.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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