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Myrtus vidalii (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro 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 .
Sandfly species transmit the disease leishmaniasis, by acting as vectors for protozoan Leishmania species, and tsetse flies transmit protozoan trypansomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypansoma brucei rhodesiense) which cause African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Ticks and lice form another large group of invertebrate vectors.
Myrtus communis – MHNT. 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.
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.
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 ...
Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. [1] They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed. [2]
This category includes economically significant plant diseases and the organisms that cause them including, fungi, bacteria, protists and viruses. For more information on plant pathology see phytopathology. For insects that transmit plant pathogens see Insect vectors of plant pathogens.
M. communis may refer to: Macrozamia communis, the burrawang, a cycad species found on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia; Melocactus communis, the Turk's cap cactus, a plant species in the genus Melocactus; Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle, a widespread plant species in the Mediterranean region