Name:		Myrtus L. [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Myrtaceae Juss. [Family] Myrtales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Myrtus bullata S. & S. Myrtus chequen Spreng. Myrtus communis L. Myrtus guaviyu Myrtus luma Barn. Myrtus ophiticola (Britton & P. Wilson) Alain Myrtus tarentina Mill.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (14 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]