Accession Data

Myrsine africana

Common Name: Cape Myrtle, African Boxwood

Family: Primulaceae

Country of Origin: Africa, Himalayas & China

Description: Slow-growing, upright, leafy shrub to 4 ft (1.2 m) tall by 30 in (75 cm) wide. The aromatic foliage is 3/4 in (18 mm) long and glossy dark green, and the berries are 1/4 in (6 mm) across and pale blue in color.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 198501362

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1109

Quantity: 1

Culture: Sun to semi-shade; acid to alkaline soils although they perform poorly in shallow, dry soils. Propagate from seed or cuttings.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Primulaceae

SubFamily: Myrsinoideae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  4. Myrsine africana at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  5. Myrsine africana at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  6. Image #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by A. Barra (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Images

Myrsine africana
Myrsine africana