Amomyrtus

Amomyrtus
Amomyrtus meli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Myrteae
Genus:	Amomyrtus (Burret) D.Legrand & Kausel

Amomyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1948. ^{[1] [2]} It is native to temperate southern South America, where it is distributed in Chile and Argentina. ^{[3] [4]}

These plants produce large, white flowers with abundant pollen and fleshy black fruits containing one to three seeds. They are self-compatible. ^[4]

The name Amomyrtus comes from the Greek Amos, very fragrant; and Myrtus from family's name.

Species

Species ^[3]

Image	Scientific name	Description	Distribution
	Amomyrtus luma (Molina) D.Legrand & Kausel,	a shrub or tree	the humid forests of Chile and Argentina
	Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D.Legrand & Kausel,	a large tree	the rainforests of Chile

References

1. Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique & Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1948. Lilloa 13: 145
2. Tropicos, Amomyrtus (Burret) D. Legrand & Kausel
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Arroyo, M. T. K. and A. M. Humaña. (1999). Breeding systems of two endemic rainforest species in southern Chile: Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) Legr. et Kaus. (Myrtaceae) and Luzuriaga polyphylla (Hook.) Macbr. (Philesiaceae). Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Guyana Bot 56(1) 31-37.