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

Luma apiculata
Luma apiculata forest, in Los Arrayanes National Park, Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Luma
Species:
L. apiculata
Binomial name
Luma apiculata
Synonyms
List
    • Eugenia affinis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. nom. illeg.
    • Eugenia apiculata DC.
    • Eugenia cuspidata Phil. nom. illeg.
    • Eugenia ebracteata Phil.
    • Eugenia gilliesii Hook. & Arn.
    • Eugenia hookeri Steud.
    • Eugenia luma O.Berg
    • Eugenia modesta Phil. nom. illeg.
    • Eugenia mucronata Phil. nom. illeg.
    • Eugenia palenae Phil.
    • Eugenia proba O.Berg
    • Eugenia spectabilis Phil.
    • Luma gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) Burret
    • Luma hookeri (Steud.) Burret
    • Luma spectabilis (Phil.) Burret
    • Myrceugenella apiculata (DC.) Kausel
    • Myrceugenella grandjotii Kausel
    • Myrceugenia apiculata (DC.) Nied.
    • Myrtus chekenilla Kuntze
    • Myrtus chequenilla Kuntze
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