Rhodomyrtys tomentosa

Common names: Woolly-leaved Myrtle

Genus: Myrtus

Species: Myrtus tomentosa

Class: Icosandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Aiton

Modern Genus: Rhodomyrtys

Modern Species: Rhodomyrtys tomentosa

Modern Family: Myrtaceae

Plant Type: shrub

Color: red or pink

Season: spring and early summer

Native Region: S & SE Asia, Philippines and Sulawesi

Artist: S. Edwards