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Myrtus is a genus within the family Myrtaceae, classified under the order Myrtales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Myrtus L., and the taxonomic type is the common myrtle. Common names for the group include myrtus, mirta, and swamp tea tree. The genus belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and the kingdom Plantae.
The native range of Myrtus includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, the Azores, Baleares, the Canary Islands, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. The genus has been introduced to California, the Cape Provinces, Cuba, the Leeward Islands, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Windward Islands. Occurrence records have also been documented in New Caledonia, the United States, Papua New Guinea, Italy, and Guyana.
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Species
Myrtus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
Myrtus communis Myrtus (del latín myrtus, y este del griego μύρτος) es un género de la familia Myrtaceae con una o dos especies, conocidas como mirto, arrayán o murta. Es oriundo de la Europa meridional y el norte de África. Índice 1 Características 2 Simbología 3 Usos 4 Propagación 5 Enlaces externos Características Los mirtos son arbustos de follaje perenne que forman espesuras densas que pueden alcanzar generalmente hasta los 3 metros de altura. Son arbustos perennifolios, densos y muy ramosos, de hasta 4 o 5 m de altura. Hojas coriáceas, lanceoladas y relucientes, ovatolanceoladas, agudas y opuestas y persistentes de 2 a 3 cm provistas de glándulas que al restregarlas son muy aromáticas. Flores axilares, blancas, fragantes y muy olorosas que miden de 2 a 3 cm de diámetro con numerosos estambres. Fruto en baya, de 1 cm de diámetro, de color azul oscuro o negro azulado. Tienen como fruto unas bayas comestibles que son dispersadas por las aves. La especie requiere climas suaves, aunque soporta bastante bien la sequía estival del clima mediterráneo no debe ser excesivamente acusada y necesita suelos frescos y algo húmedos, por lo que las comunidades de arrayán son propias de la cos
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 400
- With media
- 325
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MEL, CAS, RSA, GEO, NY, MICH
- Recorded in
- New Caledonia, United States, Papua New Guinea, Italy, Guyana, India, Mexico, Peru
Research
514 papers- The therapeutic value of Myrtus communis L.: an updated review.ReviewNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Al-Snafi AE, Teibo JO, Shaheen HM et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-02958-3
- Effectiveness of Myrtus communis in the treatment of hemorrhoids.ReviewJournal of integrative medicine · 2017Mahboubi MDOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60340-6
- A review of the biological effects of Myrtus communis.ReviewPhysiological reports · 2023Dabbaghi MM, Fadaei MS, Soleimani Roudi H et al.DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15770
- Myrtus communis L. and its application in treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2016Mahboubi MDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.054
- Studies with Myrtus communis L.: Anticancer properties.ReviewJournal of intercultural ethnopharmacology · 2014Ogur RDOI: 10.5455/jice.20140803044831
- Myrtus communis L. Essential Oil Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Coronaviruses.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Li DY, Donadu MG, Shue T et al.DOI: 10.3390/ph17091189
- Antioxidant Activity of Myrtus communis L. and Myrtus nivellei Batt. & Trab. Extracts: A Brief Review.ReviewMedicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Hennia A, Miguel MG, Nemmiche SDOI: 10.3390/medicines5030089
- Myrtus communis improves cognitive impairment in renovascular hypertensive rats.Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society · 2020Cevikelli-Yakut ZA, Ertas B, Sen A et al.DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2020.5.07
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Common myrtle
- Saharan myrtle
- Fossil record
- Uses
- Gardening
- Culinary
- Medicinal
- In myth and ritual
- Classical
- Afghan tradition
- Jewish
- Mandaean
- Contemporary
- Garden history
- Rome
- England
- Related plants
- References
- External links
thumb|Myrtus communis – MHNT
Myrtus (commonly called myrtle) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753.
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