Chilean myrtle

(Luma apiculata)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Luma
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