苦槛蓝科共有3属约90种,生长在亚洲、非洲、大洋洲和西印度群岛。中国只有1属,1种-苦槛蓝(Myoporum bontioides (Sieb. et Zucc.) A. Gray),分布于东南沿海一带。
苦槛蓝科植物大部分为灌木,也有乔木;单叶互生;花两性,花萼5裂,花冠合瓣;果实为核果。
英语百科
Myoporaceae 苦槛蓝科
Myoporaceae was a family of plants, found mostly in Australia, which included the following genera:
In the APG II system (continued in the APG III system), it is considered to be part of a fairly small Scrophulariaceae family, 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.)