| Rhodomyrtus tomentosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodomyrtus |
| Species: | R. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.
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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa also known as rose myrtle,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern and southeastern Asia, from India, east to southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, and south to Malaysia and Sulawesi. It grows in coasts, natural forest, riparian zones, wetlands, moist and wet forests, bog margins, from sea level up to 2400 m elevation.[2]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhodomyrtus tomentosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Hosaka and Thistle, 1954 in Langeland and Burks, 1999