Myrcia breviflora
Red Wood
Myrcia citrifolia
(Aubl.) Urb. Species
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- Botanical name
- Myrcia citrifolia
- Also known as
- Birds Cherry, Birdsberry, Blueberry, Red Wood, Redwood
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Myrcia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Red Wood
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Myrcia citrifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Aulomyrcia acetosans
Aulomyrcia citrifolia
Aulomyrcia coriacea
Aulomyrcia coriacea var. parvifolia
Aulomyrcia jacquiniana
Aulomyrcia triflora
Eugenia acetosans
Eugenia marginata
Eugenia paniculata
Eugenia saviifolia
Myrcia citrifolia var. citrifolia
Myrcia citrifolia var. imrayana
Myrcia citrifolia var. jacquiniana
Myrcia coriacea
Myrcia coriacea var. imrayana
Myrcia coriacea var. jacquiniana
Myrcia coriacea var. reticulata
Myrcia coriacea var. swartziana
Myrcia paniculata
Myrcia paniculata var. imrayana
Myrcia paniculata var. jacquiniana
Myrcia vernicosa
Myrtus acetosans
Myrtus citrifolia
Myrtus coriacea
Myrtus cotinifolia
Myrtus cotinifolia
Myrtus marginata
Others in Myrcia
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