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Chilean myrtle (Luma apiculata)

Description

Luma apiculata (Chilean myrtle) 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 10–15 m (33–49 ft) tall and wide,it is a vigorous,bushy,evergreen tree with fragrant flowers

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Luma