Myrtus communis subsp. communis

Myrtus communis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Myrtinae
Genus: Myrtus
Species: Myrtus communis
Subspecies: Myrtus communis subsp. communis

Name

Myrtus communis L. subsp. communis, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Myrtus communis var. acutifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
    • Myrtus acutifolia (L.) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 14 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. angustifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
  • Myrtus communis var. baetica L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
    • Myrtus baetica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768).
    • Myrtus communis f. baetica (L.) Cout., Fl. Portugal: 422 (1913).
    • Myrtus communis subsp. baetica (L.) Casares & Tito, Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., Secc. Biol. 110: 74 (2016).
  • Myrtus communis var. belgica L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
    • Myrtus belgica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
    • Myrtus communis f. belgica (L.) Cout., Fl. Portugal: 422 (1913).
  • Myrtus communis var. mucronata L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
  • Myrtus communis var. romana L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
    • Myrtus romana (L.) Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 82 (1824).
  • Myrtus communis var. italica L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 673 (1762).
    • Myrtus italica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768).
  • Myrtus communis var. lusitanica L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 674 (1762).
    • Myrtus communis subsp. lusitanica (L.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 258 (1882).
    • Myrtus communis f. lusitanica (L.) Cout., Fl. Portugal: 422 (1913).
  • Myrtus major Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 396 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Myrtus minor Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 396 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Myrtus acuta Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768).
  • Myrtus minima Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 7 (1768).
  • Myrtus aurantiifolia Grimwood, Cat. Greenhouse Pl.: 25 (1783), nom. superfl.
  • Myrtus littoralis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 353 (1796).
  • Myrtus macrophylla J.St.-Hil. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd., 1: 208 (1803).
  • Myrtus microphylla J.St.-Hil. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd., 1: 207 (1803).
  • Myrtus romanifolia J.St.-Hil. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd., 1: 207 (1803).
  • Myrtus mucronata Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 30 (1806).
  • Myrtus media Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 82 (1824).
  • Myrtus communis var. leucocarpa DC., Prodr. 3: 239 (1828).
  • Myrtus communis var. melanocarpa DC., Prodr. 3: 239 (1828).
  • Myrtus angustifolia Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus lanceolata Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus latifolia Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 104 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus oerstedeana O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 405 (1856).
  • Myrtus sparsifolia O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 402 (1856).
  • Myrtus communis var. latifolia Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 191 (1874).
  • Myrtus communis var. microphylla Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 191 (1874).
  • Myrtus veneris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 639 (1899), non Gaudin (1864), fossil name.
  • Myrtus communis var. acuminata Rouy & E.G.Camus in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 7: 155 (1901), nom. superfl.
  • Myrtus borbonis Sennen, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 79: 63 (1923 publ. 1924).
  • Myrtus communis variegata J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies, Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: 15 (1925).
  • Myrtus communis var. eusebii Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6478 (1928).
    • Myrtus eusebii (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 11 (1929).
  • Myrtus italica var. briquetii Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6350 (1928).
    • Myrtus briquetii (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 12 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. christinae Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6480 (1928).
    • Myrtus christinae (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 15 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. gervasii Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6759 (1928).
    • Myrtus gervasii (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 12 (1929).
  • Myrtus italica var. petri-ludovici Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6482 (1928).
    • Myrtus petri-ludovici (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 15 (1929).
  • Myrtus baetica var. vidalii Sennen & Teodoro, Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1928: n.° 6479 (1928).
    • Myrtus vidalii (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 15 (1929).
  • Myrtus augustini Sennen & Malag., Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 16 (1929).
  • Myrtus baui Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 13 (1929).
    • Myrtus communis var. baui (Sennen & Teodoro) Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 89 (1932).
  • Myrtus josephi Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 14 (1929).
  • Myrtus mirifolia Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 13 (1929).
  • Myrtus rodesi Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 14 (1929).
  • Myrtus theodori Sennen, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 16 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. grandifolia Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 17 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. neapolitana Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 17 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. joussetii Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 17 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. foucaudii Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 17 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. balearica Sennen & Teodoro, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 68: 17 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. balearicus Sennen, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1929: 13 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. jonssetii Sennen, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1929: 13 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. rodesii Sennen & Malag., Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1929: 8 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. theodori Sennen & Malag., Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1929: 8 (1929).
  • Myrtus communis var. adrianii Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 88 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. bercialis Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 89 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. camboanus Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 90 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. eugeniae Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 90 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. gallachi Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 89 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. gausseni Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 90 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. gibertii Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 88 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. macrocarpa Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 89 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. morawieskiana Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 90 (1932).
  • Myrtus communis var. soleri Sennen, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 2 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Louisiana. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrtus communis subsp. communis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Myrtus communis subsp. communis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrtus communis subsp. communis. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Myrtus communis subsp. communis. Accessed: 6 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Myrtus communis subsp. communis. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Myrtus communis subsp. communis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 6.