5558.000 Myrtus L.

Description of the genus

Ornamental garden shrub or hedge plant; aromatic, evergreen, with glossy, dark green foliage; the small, lanceolate leaves end in a horny point; the flowers are small, white, solitary and axillary.

Worldwide: 2 species in the Mediterranean, N Africa and Asia.

Zambia: 1 cultivated taxon.

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SpeciesContent
communis L. subsp. communis

Other sources of information about Myrtus:

Our websites:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Myrtus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Myrtus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Myrtus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Myrtus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Myrtus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Myrtus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Myrtus
JSTOR Plant Science: Myrtus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Myrtus
Plants of the World Online: Myrtus
Tropicos: Myrtus
Wikipedia: Myrtus

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants: genus page: Myrtus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2366, retrieved 29 March 2024

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