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Myrtus
Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.224
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.266
A voyage to the islands Madera Barbados Jamaica Vol. 1
Hans Sloane · 1707 · p.556
Garden of Health
1507 · p.223
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.214
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.249
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.265
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.250
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.250
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.249
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.406
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.70
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Myrtus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72248.