Myoporum insulare
Common boobialla · also Native juniper, Australian manatoka, Australian manitoka
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Myoporum insulare, also known as common boobialla, is a shrub or small tree native to coastal areas of Australia. It thrives on dunes and coastal cliffs, demonstrating high salt tolerance. Due to its hardiness, it is widely utilized in horticulture.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 6030.39%—3.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 3.5 in, 90th percentile 5.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Lord Howe Island subtropical forests
- Norfolk Island subtropical forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Southwest Australia woodlands
Other Myoporum in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
