Amomyrtus

Amomyrtus
Amomyrtus meli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Amomyrtus
(Burret) D.Legrand & Kausel

Amomyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1948.[1][2] It is native to temperate southern South America, where it is distributed in Chile and Argentina.[3][4]

These plants produce large, white flowers with abundant pollen and fleshy black fruits containing one to three seeds. They are self-compatible.[4]

The name Amomyrtus comes from the Greek Amos, very fragrant; and Myrtus from family's name.

Species

Species[3]

Image Scientific name Description Distribution
Amomyrtus luma (Molina) D.Legrand & Kausel, a shrub or tree the humid forests of Chile and Argentina
Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D.Legrand & Kausel, a large tree the rainforests of Chile

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amomyrtus.
  1. ^ Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique & Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1948. Lilloa 13: 145
  2. ^ Tropicos, Amomyrtus (Burret) D. Legrand & Kausel
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ a b Arroyo, M. T. K. and A. M. Humaña. (1999). Breeding systems of two endemic rainforest species in southern Chile: Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) Legr. et Kaus. (Myrtaceae) and Luzuriaga polyphylla (Hook.) Macbr. (Philesiaceae). Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Guyana Bot 56(1) 31-37.


Stub icon

This Myrtaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.