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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Flora 25(2,Beibl.): 35. 1842.
Common names: Rose myrtle
Basionym: Myrtus tomentosa Aiton Hort. Kew 2: 159. 1789
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Distribution
Introduced; Florida, s, se Asia, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Pacific Islands (Philippines)
Discussion
Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).
A. J. Scott (1978c) assigned escaped Florida populations to var. tomentosa from southeast Asia to the Philippines; var. parviflora Craib occurs in India and Sri Lanka.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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dehiscing +
absent +
absent +
imbricate +
persistent +
distinct +
equaling +
nutlike +
Rose myrtle +
oily +
starchy +
absent +
scant +
longitudinal +
horizontal +
epigynous +
purplish black +
young +
aromatic +
simple +
prolonged +
campanulate +
axillary +
true +
opposite +
persistent +
sinuate +
carpellate +
[1-]3-locular +
axile +
bitegmic +
multiseriate +
biseriate +
16;20 +
imbricate +
Flora +
1842 +
compact +
embryo--shaped +
hardened +
reniform +
unarmed +
clonal +
terrestrial +
pubescent +
synoecious +
150 +
true +
surrounding +
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa +
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