Myrtus communis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Myrtinae
Genus: Myrtus
Species: Myrtus communis
Subspecies: M. c. subsp. communis – M. c. subsp. tarentina

Name

Myrtus communis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 471 (1753).

Homonyms

Myrtus communis Blanco, 1827 = Decaspermum blancoi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Louisiana.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 471. Reference page.

Additional references

Bruna, S., Mercuri, A., Cervelli, C., Braglia, L., De Benedetti, L. & Schiva, T. 2005. Genetic characterization of Myrtus communis L. wild genotypes using AFLP markers. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 683: 431-436.
Paiva, J. 1997. Myrtus. In S. Castroviejo & al. (eds.) Flora Iberica 8. Haloragaceae to Euphorbiaceae. CSIC. Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid. [1]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrtus communis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Myrtus communis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrtus communis. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Myrtus communis. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Myrtus communis. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Myrtus communis. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Myrtus communis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Myrtus communis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 30 September 2009.

Vernacular names

čeština: myrta obecná
Deutsch: Myrte
English: Myrtle
suomi: Myrtti
français: Myrte
magyar: Közönséges mirtusz
italiano: Mirto
polski: mirt zwyczajny
русский: мирт
sardu: Murta
slovenščina: Navadna mirta
svenska: Myrten
中文: 香桃木

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