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Morella faya - Fruits - Click to enlarge!

Fruits; Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; 8/2010 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Upper and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower side of leaf; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Upper and lower surface of leaves - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaves; Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; 8/2010 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Branch - Click to enlarge!

Branch; Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; 8/2010 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; 8/2010 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; 8/2010 © Jörn Germer

Morella faya - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 690
Date of entry: 09.01.2008
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Candleberry Myrtle

German: Feuerbaum

Portuguese: Faia-das-ilhas, Samouco

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Myricales (6)

        Family: Myricaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Morella (2)

            Epithet: faya (Ait.) Wilbur (1)

Synonym: Myrica faya Ait.

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: green, red, yellow

External links

Check for Morella faya at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
  • [310] Morella faya - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

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