Species Myrtus capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Myrtus capensis.
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Etymology of Myrtus:
The Greek name for myrtle. Georg Christian Wittstein derives the word from Gk. myron = myrrh, in allusion to the aroma of the leaves and fruit.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Myrtus capensis Harv.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Myrtus capensis.
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