Myrtaceae
Eugenia capensis subsp. albanensis (Sond.) F.White
Eugenia capensis subsp. albanensis (Sond.) F.White
This entry covers Eugenia capensis subsp. albanensis; E. capensis (dune myrtle) is a Myrtaceae native to East and southern Africa.
Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand
Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand
Myrcianthes pungens is a medium-sized Paraguayan tree grown ornamentally, with edible fruit and fly-repellent leaves.
Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo
Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo
Myrcianthes coquimbensis is an endangered endemic Chilean aromatic dense rounded shrub with edible red ripe berries.
Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray
Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray
Luma chequen is an evergreen flowering myrtle species native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina.
Myrceugenia obtusa (DC.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia obtusa (DC.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia obtusa is an evergreen shrub or small tree from Chile, grown ornamentally for its edible fruit.
Myrceugenia rufa (Colla) Skottsb. ex Kausel
Myrceugenia rufa (Colla) Skottsb. ex Kausel
Myrceugenia rufa is an endangered evergreen shrub endemic to coastal Chile.
Myrceugenia correifolia (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia correifolia (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia correifolia is an evergreen woody flowering shrub native to South America, commonly known as petrillo.
Myrceugenia planipes (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia planipes (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg
Myrceugenia planipes is an evergreen small tree or shrub used in popular medicine to treat skin diseases.
Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied.
Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied.
Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii is a tree endemic to Chile that gives the city of Temuco its name.
Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral
Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral
Myrciaria glazioviana is a fruiting tree or shrub with edible yellow fruit that grows in Brazil.
Psidium sartorianum (O.Berg) Nied.
Psidium sartorianum (O.Berg) Nied.
Psidium sartorianum is a small tree or shrub with edible berries, found in the Galápagos and Revillagigedo Islands.
Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O.Berg) Nied.
Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O.Berg) Nied.
Psidium friedrichsthalianum, the Costa Rican guava or cas, is a Central American guava used to make the popular sour drink fresco de cas.
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.
Allspice is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a cultivated evergreen tree, widely used as a spice across global cuisines.
Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore
Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore
Pimenta racemosa is a tropical tree cultivated for uses including cooking, cologne production, and herbal teas, that can become invasive.
Myrrhinium atropurpureum Schott
Myrrhinium atropurpureum Schott
Myrrhinium atropurpureum is the only accepted species in the South American Myrtaceae genus Myrrhinium, with two recognized varieties.
Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg
Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg
Myrteola nummularia is a small perennial shrub from South America with edible berries used in food and drinks.
Osbornia octodonta F.Muell.
Osbornia octodonta F.Muell.
Osbornia octodonta, the myrtle mangrove, is the only species in the monotypic mangrove genus Osbornia of the Myrtaceae family.
Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link) B.Hyland
Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link) B.Hyland
Syzygium australe (brush cherry) is an Australian edible fruiting plant, commonly cultivated for hedges and bonsai.
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Syzygium aromaticum, the clove tree, produces cloves, the popular spice with traditional medicinal uses and wide culinary and non-culinary applications.
Syzygium luehmannii (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson
Syzygium luehmannii (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson
Syzygium luehmannii (riberry) is an Australian tree cultivated for its edible fruit and as an ornamental.
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.
Syzygium guineense is an African/Arabian plant that grows as tree/shrub/subshrub, used for shade and as famine food in southern Ethiopia.
Syzygium nervosum DC.
Syzygium nervosum DC.
Syzygium nervosum is a plant whose leaves and buds are used to make stomachic herbal tea in Vietnam.
Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Nied.
Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Nied.
Syzygium sandwicense, or ʻŌhiʻa ha, is an endemic Hawaiian flowering tree in the myrtle family that grows across most main Hawaiian islands.
Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn.
Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn.
Syzygium paniculatum (magenta lilly pilly) is an Australian edible fruit-bearing myrtle tree often cultivated.
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