- Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
- Genus: Myrtus Tourn. ex L.
Myrtus communis L.
- Genus: Myrtus Tourn. ex L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Macaronesia to Pakistan.
Descriptions
According to Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
[CPLC]Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2600 m.; Andes.
- Habit
- Subarbusto
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001
- Habit
- Shrub 0.9–3 m tall or sometimes a small tree, with scented foliage.
- Leaves
- Leaves lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 0.5–2 cm long.
- Flowers
- Flowers white, solitary, axillary.
- Fruits
- Berry blue-black.
- Figures
- Fig. 4/1–3, p. 14.
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Distribution
Doubtfully present in:
India
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Cape Provinces, Cuba, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
Accepted Infraspecifics
Other Data
Myrtus communis L. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (1 records)
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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Nov 8, 2011 | Rico, L. [2267], Syria | K000764211 |
Bibliography
First published in Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753)
Accepted by
- Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece) Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
- Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Sources
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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