Scrophulariaceae
Mousehole tree
Myoporum laetum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Myoporum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 海茵芋
- English
- Mousehole tree, Ngaio, Ngaio tree
- Igbo
- Mousehole tree, Ngaio
- Portuguese
- Mióporo
- Russian
- Миопорум яркий
- Spanish
- Gandul, Gandula, Mióporo, Siempreverde.
Synonyms
- Myoporum crystallinum Kunze
- Myoporum perforatum Voss
- Myoporum pubescens G.Forst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.