Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosa

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: Decasperminae
Genus: Rhodomyrtus
Species: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Varietas: R. t. var. parviflora – R. t. var. tomentosa

Name

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk., 1842.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Myrtus tomentosa Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 159. 1789.
• Homotypic
  • Cynomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Scriv., J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6: 253. 1916.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Introduced into: Florida, Hawaii, Society Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hasskarl, J.C. 1842. Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 25(2, Beibl.):35.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: June 17 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Downy rose myrtle
日本語: テンニンカ
Tiếng Việt: Sim
中文: 桃金娘，岗稔

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