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  • The upland moor consists primarily of heath/scrub plants, with Erica excelsa, Philippia trimera, Adenocarpus mannii, Protea kilimandscharica, Stoebe kilimandscharica, Myrica meyeri-johannis, and Myrsine africana.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • The tallest trees are screw-pine Pandanus tectorius, and other trees include the endemics Santalum hendersonense, Myrsine hoskae, Celtis paniculata var. viridis, and two endemic varieties of Bidens hendersonensis.

    Henderson Island, United Kingdom 2008

  • Patches of native forest remain around the higher peaks, and are characterized by Metrosideros, Aleurites, Celastrus vitiensis, Myrsine, Ixora, Psychotria, Cantium barbatum, and Charpentiera.

    Tubuai tropical moist forests 2008

  • Several important lowland trees reach their southern limit on the west coast in the vicinity of the glaciers, notably toro (Myrsine salicina), hinau (Elaeocarpus dentatus), and Quintinia acutifolia.

    Westland temperate forests 2008

  • Specimens are being sent back to Kew and one rare plant has already been found – a low-growing shrub belonging to the Myrsine family and closely related to the Christmas berry.

    Rainforest scheme to receive by Royal visit Thatsnews 2008

  • Several islands still have remnants of native montane rain forests with Metrosideros, Weinmannia, Celtis, Myoporum, Elaeocarpus, Psychotria, and Myrsine.

    Tubuai tropical moist forests 2008

  • Specimens are being sent back to Kew and one rare plant has already been found – a low-growing shrub belonging to the Myrsine family and closely related to the Christmas berry.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • A number of genera including Asplenium, Psychotria, Bidens, Cyrtandra, Peperomia, Myrsine, Cyperus, and Melicope have numerous endemic species that evolved in the Marquesas from single ancestral species.

    Marquesas tropical moist forests 2007

  • Other common species in this habitat are Myrsine okabeana, Symplocos kawakamii, and Pittosporum parvifolium.

    Ogasawara subtropical moist forests 2007

  • Myrsine, an Attic wench, was murdered of her fellows, [1710] because she did excel the rest in beauty, Constantine, Agricult. l.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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