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Palo Colorado
Palo colorado is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Luma apiculata'', native to Chile *''Ternstroemia luquillensis ''Ternstroemia luquillensis'', the palo colorado, is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss. References luquillensis Endemic flora of Puerto Rico Critically ...'', native to Puerto Rico {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luma Apiculata
''Luma apiculata'', the Chilean myrtle or ''temu'', is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina, at 33 to 45° south latitude. Growing to tall and wide, it is a vigorous, bushy, evergreen tree with fragrant flowers. Description The Chilean myrtle grows slowly, forming a small tree of around 10 to 15 m, rarely 20 m. Its trunk appears twisted and contorted and has smooth bark, coloured grey to bright orange-brown, which peels as the tree grows - giving a two-tone appearance of rich cinnamon colour, contrasted with cream. It is evergreen, with small, fragrant, oval leaves 2.0 to 2.5 cm long and 1.5 broad, and profuse white flowers in early to midsummer. Its fruit is an edible black or blue berry 1.0 cm in diameter, ripe in early autumn. Names and synonyms Synonyms include ''Eugenia apiculata'' DC., ''Myrceugenia apiculata'' (DC.) Niedenzu, and ''Myrceugenella apiculata'' (DC.) Kausel. Common names include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |