Myrtus
See also: myrtus
Translingual
Myrtus communis
Etymology
From Latin myrtus (“myrtle”), from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).
Proper noun
Myrtus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – possibly only the single species true myrtle, has included other species, most now in other genera in the same family.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Myrteae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Myrtus communis (common myrtle) - type species; Myrtus nivelii (Saharan myrtle), Myrtus phyllireaefolia - other accepted species; for discussion see
Myrtus on WikipediaWikipedia ; for other species see 
Myrtus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
- Amomyrtella
- Amomyrtus
- Archirhodomyrtus
- Austromyrtus
- Lithomyrtus
- Lophomyrtus
- Meteoromyrtus
- Myrtastrum
- Myrtella
- Myrteola
- Neomyrtus
- Octamyrtus
- Rhodomyrtus
- Uromyrtus
References
- Myrtus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Myrtus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrtus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Myrtus at USDA Plants database
- Myrtus at Tropicos
- Myrtus at The Plant List