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Myrtus angustifolia

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Name

Identification
Myrtus angustifolia L. [family MYRTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Phillyrea indet. Not on sheet [family OLEACEAE ] Verified by Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel, Metrosideros indet. Not on sheet [family MYRTACEAE ] Verified by Smith, Sir James Edward,
Related name
  • Myrtus angustifolia
  • Phillyrea indet.
  • Metrosideros angustifolia
  • Metrosideros indet.

Flora

Entry for METROSIDEROS angustifolia Smith. [family MYRTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 2, page 520, (1894) Author: (BY W. SONDER.)
Names
METROSIDEROS angustifolia Smith. [family MYRTACEAE], Linn. transact. 3, 268
Myrtus angustifolia L. [family MYRTACEAE], Thunb.! fl. cap. 408. E. & Z.! 1773. Houtt. Pflanz. Syst. 3. t. 25, f. 2.
Information
branches tetragonal; leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, naked; peduncles axillary, umbellate; bracts lanceolate, glabrous. Tree 20 feet. Leaves 2–3 inches long, 3–4 lines broad. Umbels densely flowered, subcapitate, much shorter than the leaves. Flowers yellowish. Fruit 1 line long.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Sides of rivers in various parts of the colony, in the districts of Stellenbosch, Worcester, Caledon, &c. Jan.-March. (Herb. Sd., D., &c.)

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