Amomyrtus luma (Molina) D.Legrand & Kausel

Amomyrte luma (fr), Myrte du Chili (fr), Myrte de Lechler (fr), Luma (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Amomyrtus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree growing to 7.5 m high. Flowers have a sweet smell. The fruit is black to purplish-black when ripe. It is 1-1.5 cm wide. There are usually 3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 7.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally between latitudes 36 and 46° 30' south in Chile. It requires a moderately fertile well drained soil in a sunny position. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 800 m above sea level. Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens.
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A plant of wet habitatats, usually in forests, at elevations up to 2,000 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The fruit is eaten raw or cooked.
Uses food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seed, cuttings or layering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Amomyrtus luma leaf picture by Celis Diego (cc-by-sa)
Amomyrtus luma leaf picture by Celis Diego (cc-by-sa)
Amomyrtus luma leaf picture by Cesar Low (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Amomyrtus luma world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11397-2
WFO ID wfo-0000962857
COL ID CWS9
BDTFX ID 4152
INPN ID 82146
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtus darwinii Myrtus lechleriana Myrtus luma Myrtus luma Myrtus reloncavi Myrtus valdiviana Pseudocaryophyllus multiflorus Myrcia lechleriana Pseudocaryophyllus darwinii Eugenia darwinii Amomyrtus luma Myrtus multiflora Myrceugenia luma