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Morella cerifera

(L.) Small (1903)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fagales Family: Myricaceae Genus: Morella

southern wax myrtle, wax myrtle

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. S.E. U.S.: 337 (1903)

Other References

Meidell et al. 1997:17 (NEWNAT/WM [as Myrica cerifera]); Wilbur 1994:100/Oppenheimer 2003:15 (Syn. Myrica cerifera = Morella cerifera); Frohlich & Lau 2012:40 (K? [adventive], H); Tiffani Keanini pers. comm. 2025/KISC 2024 (K†, 2019)

Occurrences

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