Luma (plant)
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Luma is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1853.[1][2] It is native to the Valdivian temperate rain forests of Chile and Argentina.[3]
They are shrubs or small trees with evergreen foliage and smooth red or orange bark, typically reaching Script error: No such module "convert". tall and up to Script error: No such module "convert". in trunk diameter. The leaves are opposite, oval, 1–5 cm long and 0.5–3 cm broad, entire, glossy dark green, with a spicy scent if crushed. The flowers are 2 cm diameter with four white petals and numerous stamens; the fruit is a small purple or black berry 1 cm diameter.
The genus name derives from the Mapuche (Native American) name for a related species, Amomyrtus luma. Though it grows slowly, luma wood is very dense and durable.
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| File:Luma apiculata, fruit (8649762847).jpg | Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret, Notizbl. | Chilean myrtle, known in Spanish as Arrayán or Temu | S Chile, S Argentina; naturalized in Alpine County in California |
| File:Luma chequen (8650863234).jpg | Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray | Chequén or Huillipeta | Central Chile; naturalized in Peru and Bolivia |
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A long list of over 100 other names have been proposed in the genus, nearly all of them now regarded as members of other genera: Blepharocalyx, Eugenia, Myrceugenia, etc.
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References
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- ↑ Gray, Asa. 1853. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 52–53 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Luma A. Gray
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 518-542
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