Naturalised
Evergreen shrub or small tree ; up to 5 m tall , with a fragrant essential oil . Stems smooth and gray-brown . Leaves opposite , simple , 15-25 x 7-5 mm , ovate to elliptic , apex acute , base tapering , margin entire , glossy dark green , paler below , covered with transparent dots , aromatic with a fragrant essential oil ; petiole ± 2 mm . Inflorescences solitary to few in axillary cymes . Flowers white , ± 20 mm across , showy , star-like , pollinated by insects ; bracteoles 2 , linear ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 , reflexed when flower fully open ; stamens numerous , exserted . Fruit berry , 7-10 mm in diam . , ovoid , most commonly blue-black in color , each berry contains several seeds . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Myrtus communis var. adrianii Sennen
Myrtus communis subsp. lusitanica (L.) Arcang.
Myrtus communis var. microphylla Willk.
Myrtus communis var. theodori Sennen & Malag.
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maintenanceAr.Item1
Myrtle
Common Myrtle
True Myrtle
Foxtail Myrtle
Corsican Pepper
Myrtle Bonsai Tree
True Roman Myrtle
In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2007) wrote that: "The leaves have been used in traditional medicine for treating abdominal colic, coughs, fevers and headache, nosebleeds and applied on blisters, stings and ulcers. Also used as an insecticide placed amongst clothing to protect against moths, etc". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.2).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org *Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4.
