Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw) Mc Vaugh is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw) Mc Vaugh

Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw) Mc Vaugh

Myrcianthes fragrans is a shrub or small tree with fragrant dark green elliptical leaves, small white flowers, and green berries.

Family
Genus
Myrcianthes
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw) Mc Vaugh

Myrcianthes fragrans can grow up to 6.096 meters (20 feet) tall, and grows as either a shrub or a small tree. It produces small white flowers and green berries. Its leaves are dark green, give off a subtle nutmeg scent, are generally 76 millimeters (three inches) long, and have an elliptical shape.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Myrcianthes

More from Myrtaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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