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Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

Bubble leaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Lophomyrtus

Characteristics

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall or more; branchlets and young lvs hirsute. Lvs on petioles ± 2-5 mm. long; lamina subcoriac., c. 15-30-(50) × 10-15-(20) mm., broad-ovate to suborbicular, bullate, obtuse to acute or apiculate, us. reddish tinged in open (all forms may be on same plant). Fls axillary, solitary, ± 12 mm. diam., on ± hirsute peduncles c. 2 cm. long. Receptacle with 2 minute bracts at base, ± hirsute, ± 3 × 2 mm. Sepals obtuse to subacute, about elliptic-oblong; petals white, suborbicular, ciliate. Berry c. 4-8 mm. long, broad-ovoid, dark red to black; seeds ∞, reniform; testa hard.
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A small tree. It grows 2.4-3.5 m high. It spreads 2.4 m wide. The leaves are small and oval. They have a puckered surface. The leaves are dark green in the shade and bronze or purple in sun. The flowers are small and fluffy. They are cream. The fruit are dark red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. In New Zealand it grows in coastal and lowland forest from sea level to 600 m altitude in the North Island. It suits hardiness zones 9-10. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Coastal to montane forest, especially marginally, in North Island and occasionally in the north of South Island.
Light 5-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Bruise (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Lophomyrtus bullata leaf picture by schmn j (cc-by-sa)
Lophomyrtus bullata leaf picture by schmn j (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lophomyrtus bullata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597561-1
WFO ID wfo-0000230652
COL ID 3W3Q8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtus aotearoana Myrtus bullata Lophomyrtus bullata Lophomyrtus aotearoana
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