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Rhodomyrtus

(DC.) Rchb. (1841)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Rhodomyrtus

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees or shrubs, usually tomentose.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Margins entire. 3-veined or 5-veined from base. Petiolate. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Hypanthium well–developed above ovary. Calyx of 5 sepals, persistent. Corolla of (3)4–5(6), pink or white. Stamens numerous, distinct; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior, 1–3-celled, appearing to have 2, 4, or 6 cells by false partitions.

Fruit: Berries globose or ovoid. Seeds few; compressed; embryo coiled or horseshoe–shaped.

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Island Status

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 177 (1841)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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