Myrtaceae Myrcia citrifolia var. (Aublet) Urban

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Gland
• Bud
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Leaf blade glands etc
• Gland dots
• Apical bud
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Morne Gazo - GRENADA
• Windsor forest - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Treelt to 8m; leaves rounded to obtuse; midrib prominent above (unlike all other Myrcia spp); yound parts with stiff appressed hairs; flowers in panicles on 2.5cm peduncle, with flower stalks up to 12mm.

Interest
Murcia (L.) was a Roman surname of Venus, goddes of love, in allusian to the lovely flowers.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
731

Location
Mt. Gazo forest reserve.

Notes
Extremely common shrub or small tree to c. 3m or 10cm diam. in parts of the forest; orange-red twigs; young leaves brownish

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.020000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 0.0