Description

Note: McVaugh (in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 515. 1989) indicated 637.1 (LINN) as a possible type, but his "? " makes this statement contrary to Art. 7.11.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Myrtales

Family: Myrtaceae

Genus: Myrtus

Species: Myrtus communis subsp. communis