| Family | MYRTACEAE |
| Genus species | Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg |
| Synonyms | Myrtus nummularia Poir. |
| Myrtus oxycoccoides Benth. | |
| Myrtus repens Phil. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1500m |
| Description | branches glabrous, leaves crowded, opposite suborbiculate, dark shiny green, margins revolute, flowers solitary, axillary, shortly pedicellate, small, tetramerous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MYRTACEAE
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