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Myrtus (commonly called myrtle) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753. [2] Over 600 names have been proposed in the genus, but nearly all have either been moved to other genera or been regarded as synonyms. The genus Myrtus has three species recognised today: [5]
Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to southern Europe, North Africa , Western Asia , Macaronesia , and the Indian Subcontinent , and also cultivated .
Pimenta dioica. Myrtaceae (/ m ə r ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group.
The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit grows directly on the trunk of the tree, making it an example of 'cauliflory'. It is eaten raw or used to make jellies , jams, juice or wine . [ 4 ] The tree, of the family Myrtaceae , is native to the states of Rio de Janeiro , Minas Gerais , Goiás and São Paulo in Brazil.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is an evergreen shrub growing up to 4 m (12 feet) tall. The leaves are opposite, leathery, 5–7 cm long and 2–3.5 cm broad, three-veined from the base, oval, obtuse to sharp pointed at the tip, glossy green above, densely grey or rarely yellowish-hairy beneath, with a wide petiole and an entire margin.
Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae.It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits. Well-known members include edible fruit such as feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana), guava (Psidium guajava), strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum), jabuticaba (Plinia cauliflora), Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora), arazá (Eugenia stipitata), camu camu (Myrciaria dubia ...
Lophomyrtus obcordata is a flowering plant from the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.It is a tall bushy shrub whose size can reach up to c. 5 or 6 m. [1] This shrub has a smooth trunk beige hidden by pieces of greyish bark whose diameter is about 0.2 m. [2]
Myrtus chekenilla Kuntze Myrtus chequenilla Kuntze Luma apiculata , the Chilean myrtle , arrayán or temu , [ 2 ] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family , native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina, at 33 to 45° south latitude.