myoporum deserti

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myoporum deserti - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poison bush \Poison bush\ In Australia:
        (a) Any fabaceous shrub of the genus Gastrolobium, the
            herbage of which is poisonous to stock; also, any
            species of several related genera, as Oxylobium,
            Gompholobium, etc.
        (b) The plant Myoporum deserti, often distinguished as
            Ellangowan poison bush or dogwood poison bush.
        (c) The ulmaceous plant Trema cannabina, which, though
            not poisonous, is injurious to stock because of its
            large amount of fiber.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]