MYRCIA CUCULLATA, ARRAYAN, MYRTASEAI MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Has the leaves marked with tiny translucent spots, which are visible when you look at them backlit (better with a magnifying glass). In these points, essential oils are stored, which give the aroma characteristic to many species of the family. To perceive this aroma, you can gently pull out a leaf and squeeze it between your fingers . The flowers of this myrtle are relatively small and white and possibly are pollinated by insects like many other similar species. The fruits have elliptical shape, measure up to 1.5 cm in length and ripen in purple. WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR Its mainly used for medicine. Among which we find its antiseptic and disinfectant properties. For this reason, the essential oil of myrtle is used in wounds WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT It can cure ...
EUGENIA MYRTIFOLIA, EUGENIA, MYRTASEAI MAIN CHARACTERISTICS This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, its 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m) tall, when its blooms in mide fall its color is White/Near White. Among its attributes are the rapid growth, the excellent response to pruning and the ability to flourish and fructify generously. It blooms in early summer. The fruit is fleshy, ovoid or piriform, and red in colo WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR Eugenia myrtifolia is a tree or evergreen shrub, its leaves are whole, elliptic or lanceolate, acute or obtuse and briefly petiolate. And its also used for decoration. WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT Its fruit is a berry, which contains the seeds inside. The most important thing is to collect the seeds, is that the plant is healthy and strong, to avoid transmitting a virus through them. Then to extract the seeds that the fruit is ripe,it will realize by the change of the color, when it is red. ORIGIN...