View source for Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosa

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|hierarchy=Myrtaceae;Rhodomyrtus;Rhodomyrtus tomentosa;Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosa
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="shrub some measurement;tree size;tree some measurement;growth life cycle;hair coloration;hair coloration;hair shape"><b>Shrubs </b>or small trees, to 2 m, young growth densely tomentose, hairs white or yellowish, curled.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;blade length;blade width;vein quantity;vein fragility;vein variability;midvein quantity;vein quantity;vein position or shape;base shape;apex shape;apex shape;apex shape"><b>Leaves:</b> blade elliptic to oblongelliptic, 3.5–7 × 2–4 cm, venation with 3 strong, subequal veins, midvein and 2 arcing veins that arise from midvein a few mm distal to base and unitewith it near apex, base cuneate, apex rounded to obtuse.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="peduncle some measurement"><b>Peduncles </b>8–15 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence shape;inflorescence some measurement"><b>Inflorescences:</b> bracteolespersistent after anthesis, broadly ovate, 1–3 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="calyx lobe shape;calyx lobe size;calyx lobe some measurement"><b>Flowers:</b> calyx lobes hemiorbiculate to ovate, unequal, to ca. 5 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="petal shape;petal some measurement">petals elliptic-oblong, to ca. 2 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="filament coloration;filament coloration">filaments pink or red;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="ovule arrangement">ovules biseriate, each ovule partially enclosed in a pocket of tissue that remains after ovule extracted.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="berry some measurement"><b>Berries </b>10–15 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape"><b>Seeds </b>20+, flattened horizontally.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–early summer (or longer).
|habitat=Pinelands, Taxodium swamps, disturbed forests.
|elevation=0–30 m.
|distribution=Fla.;se Asia (Borneo);se Asia (Celebes Islands);se Asia (Java);se Asia (Lesser Sunda Islands);se Asia (Malaya);se Asia (Moluccas);se Asia (Sumatra);Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Pacific Islands (Philippines)
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|discussion=<p>Variety tomentosa is known in the flora area from Collier County and the central peninsula.</p>
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name=Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosa
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|family=Myrtaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–early summer (or longer).
|habitat=Pinelands, Taxodium swamps, disturbed forests.
|elevation=0–30 m.
|distribution=Fla.;se Asia (Borneo);se Asia (Celebes Islands);se Asia (Java);se Asia (Lesser Sunda Islands);se Asia (Malaya);se Asia (Moluccas);se Asia (Sumatra);Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Pacific Islands (Philippines)
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|genus=Rhodomyrtus
|species=Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
|variety=Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosa
|apex shape=rounded;obtuse
|base shape=cuneate
|berry some measurement=10mm;15mm
|blade length=3.5cm;7cm
|blade shape=elliptic;oblongelliptic
|blade width=2cm;4cm
|calyx lobe shape=ovate
|calyx lobe size=unequal
|calyx lobe some measurement=0mm;5mm
|filament coloration=red;pink
|growth life cycle=young
|hair coloration=yellowish;white
|hair shape=curled
|inflorescence shape=ovate
|inflorescence some measurement=1mm;3mm
|midvein quantity=2
|ovule arrangement=biseriate
|peduncle some measurement=8mm;15mm
|petal shape=elliptic-oblong
|petal some measurement=0cm;2cm
|seed shape=flattened
|shrub some measurement=0m;2m
|tree size=small
|tree some measurement=0m;2m
|vein fragility=strong
|vein position or shape=distal
|vein quantity=few;3
|vein variability=equal
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