Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Myrtus communis
L.
SYNONYM(S) : Myrtus communis L. var. romana L., Myrtus italica (L.) Mill. ex Steud., Myrtus mucronata (L.) Pers. ex Steud.
ARABIC : لاتین , انگلیسی , آلمانی Ahmam, Arrihane, Aselmûn, Hadass, Halmuch, Houmblass, ريحان Raihan (North
Africa), Rayhdn, Rihân, فرانسه .
BENGALI : Bilatimehedi.
CHINESE : 香桃木 Xiang tao mu.
DANISH : Myrte.
DUTCH : Mirt, Mirte.
ENGLISH : Myrtle.
FRENCH : Myrte, Myrte commun, Myrte commune, Nerte, Nerto (Provençal).
GERMAN : Brautmyrte, Myrte.
GREEK : Μυρτιά Mirtia (Myrtia), Μύρτος Myrtos.
HEBREW : הֲדַס Hadas.
HINDI : Vilayatimehndi .
ITALIAN : Mirto.
JAPANESE : ギンバイカ Ginbaika, 祝いの木 Iwai no ki, マートル Maatoru.
PERSIAN : . مورد
PORTUGUESE : Mirto, Murta.
RUSSIAN : Мирт Mirt, Мырт Myrt.
SLOVAKIAN : Myrta obyčajná.
SPANISH : Arrayán, Mirto.
SWEDISH : Myrten.
Myrtus communis
L. (Cineoliferum Group)
Myrtus mucronata Cambess.
PORTUGUESE : Guabiroba.
SPANISH : Araza.
It is not clear if Cambess. is the proper authority for this species. If not, chances are that this is a synonym of Myrtus communis
L.
ENGLISH : Saharan myrtle.
FRENCH : Myrte du Sahara.
The validity of this species is ignored / challenged by some authors.
Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Myrtus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Myrtus.html > (2006).
Gautier Richard & Mauric Natacha, 2000 - 2006, Myrte commun - Jardin! L'Encyclopédie.< http://nature.jardin.free.fr/ >, < http://nature.jardin.free.fr/arbuste/ft_myrtus_co.html >.
Katzer Gernot, 2006, Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages. Myrtle (Myrtus communis). < www.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/Myrt_com.html >.
Maire,
R., 1940.
Etudes sur la flore et la végétation du Sahara
central. Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique
Nord, Alger 3. pp. 1-433.
Quézel,
P. & Santa, S.,
1962-1963. Nouvelle Flore de
l'Algérie et des régions désertiques méridionales. CNRS,
Paris, 2 vol. 1170 p.
Salima Benhouhou (Dr.) 2006, A Guide to Medicinal Plants in North Africa : Myrtus nivellei Batt & Trab.-Myrtaceae. Part of a Database for North African Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. IUCN. < www.iucn.org/places/medoffice/ nabp/database/NA_Plants.htm >.
Sitouh,
M., 1989.
Les plantes utiles du Sahara. Ann. Inst.
Nat. Agro. El Harrach, Alger, vol. 13, n°2. pp.
583-658.
Trabut,
L., 1935.
Répertoires des noms indigènes des
plantes spontanées, cultivées et utilisées dans le
Nord de l'Afrique. Collection du Centenaire
de l'Algérie, Alger. 355 p.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?myrtus (17 January 2005). (GRIN)
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