Amomyrtus

Amomyrtus
Amomyrtus meli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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. The plants are self-compatible.[4]

Species[3]
  1. Amomyrtus luma (Molina) D.Legrand & Kausel, a shrub or tree native to the humid forests of Chile and Argentina
  2. Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D.Legrand & Kausel, a large tree endemic to the rainforests of Chile

References

  1. ↑ Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique & Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1948. Lilloa 13: 145
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Amomyrtus (Burret) D. Legrand & Kausel
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 1 2 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.


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