A coastal tree with sticky leaves marked by prominent oil glands. The flowers are white, dotted with pink and the berry is purple. Myoporum laetum.
Ngaio
[Eagle, Audrey Lily], 1926?- :(Upper) Myoporum kermadecense, Kermadec ngaio, Oct. '78, ...
Date: 1978 - 1988
From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]
Reference: A-437-528
Description: Shows leaves, flowers, and berries of the Kermadec ngaio tree. Artist's list: M. laetum var. decumbens: Flowers and fruit 21.12.88 cult., orig. from Poor Knights Is., supplied by Pauline Mayhill. Myoporum kermadecense: Flowers Oct. 1978, Paoul Is., coll Paul Dale. Drupes Jan. Appears on page 1055 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - Island, flowers; October, December Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolours mounted on sheet 320 x 264 mm.
[Eagle, Audrey Lily], 1926?- :Myoporum laetum var. laetum, Motukokako Point, 11 Dec. 19...
Date: 1954 - 1988 - 2003
From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]
Reference: A-437-527
Description: Shows leaves, leaf outline, flowers, seeds of the ngaio tree. Artist's list: Myoporum laetum var. laetum: Flowers 11.12.54 from Motukokako Point, Raglan. Drupe April 2003, Otago Penin. All coll. by A. Eagle. Also large sized leaf. Appears on page 1053 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - December Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 257 x 211 mm.
[Halcombe, Edith Stanway (Swainson)] 1844-1903 :Ngaio, Port Levy, [18]86
Date: 1886
By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903
Reference: A-226-023
Description: A branch of the ngaio tree (myoporum laetum) in leaf and berry Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on grey paper, 280 x 214 mm Provenance: Provenance: Swainson family
Holdsworth, Alice Mabel 1878-1963 :Myoporum laetum - Ngaio - Omakere. Leaves pale yello...
Date: 1938
From: Holdsworth, Alice Mabel 1878-1963 :[New Zealand plants and scenery] / A M Holdsworth 1937-1938
Reference: E-251-f-2-021
Description: Shows a branch of ngaio in flower and berry at Omakere, Hawke's Bay Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour in album, page size, 251 x 360 mm
Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :Nio. [188-]
Date: 1880 - 1889
From: Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :[Sketchbooks] 1883-1899, 1904-1943.
By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953
Reference: E-300-q-1-022
Description: A study of a tall ngaio tree Inscriptions: Album page - to right of drawing. 'Nio' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 150 x 88 mm
King, Martha 1803?-1897 :Ngaio. Folio C No. 3. [1842]
Date: 1842
From: [King, Martha] 1803?-1897 :[New Zealand botanical specimens. 1842]
Reference: A-005-003
Description: Branch of ngaio (Myoporum laetum) with white-speckled leaves and small white flowers with pink centres. Prepared for the New Zealand Company in 1842. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Ngaio Folio C No. 3. [bottom centre] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 375 x 276 mm
Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771: Myoporum laetum, Forst. [Myoporum laetum (Myoporaceae) - ...
Date: [ca 1894-1899]
From: British Museum (Natural History): Botanical plates from Banks' Florilegium and the second voyage of James Cook
By: Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771
Reference: B-026-524
Description: Branch of ngaio showing flowers, buds, fruit (drupe), and the top and underside of the leaves Other Titles - Ngaio Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Copperplate engraving, 462 x 295 mm, on wove paper, 500 x 377 mm.
Pharazyn, Edward de C 1810-1879? :Scotch Jock's house Parapara, Otaki, from sketch by W...
Date: 1847 - 1853
From: Pharazyn, Edward de C 1810-1879? :[Sketchbook]
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855
Reference: E-293-q-001
Description: A series of drawings: "Scotch Jock's" is a thatched-roof cottage with a chimney and a lean-to set amongst bush with 2 men seated on a rock outside, copied from an 1849 drawing by William Swainson; "Buck's store" is a tiny wooden building set amongst bush, with bags of goods and three men outside, copied from William Swainson's "Buck's Portable Store while in Stokes Vally in Oct 1847" (neg. 119176 1/2, privately-owned); a third sketch of a man reclining on a rock, untitled; a fourth and fifth of ngaio trees, both titled "ngaio". Scotch Jock was John Nicol; Buck was George Green Buck. Te Paripari was a settlement above the shore between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay. It was not at Otaki, as described in the title of this drawing, but on the way to Otaki. John Nichol had a wayside inn at Paripari in the 1840s Other Titles - Te Paripari Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil with ink inscriptions 142 x 231 mm
Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :Ngaio. [ca 1880].
Date: 1880
From: Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :New Zealand botanical studies. ca 1880.
Reference: A-376-037
Description: Shows white flowers dotted with pink, and leaves on a small sprig of ngaio. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 372 x 262 mm.
Burton, Clelia, 1878-1952 :Ngaio. Myoporum laetum. [ca 1900]
Date: 1895 - 1901
From: Burton, Clelia, 1878-1952 :Album of New Zealand flowers &c / C. L. Burton, Nelson
Reference: E-050-016
Description: The ngaio in flower Extended Title - From her Album of New Zealand flowers. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour on tinted paper 225 x 180 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander H. Turnbull