EPPO Global Database

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa(RHDTO)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RHDTO
  • Preferred name: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
  • Authority: (Aiton) Wight

Notes

India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia (except Sumatra), China (including Taiwan). Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in USA (Florida)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Rhodomyrtus parviflora Alston

Common names
Name Language
downy rose myrtle English (US)
hill gooseberry English
hill guava English
Isenberg bush English
rose myrtle English
filzige Rosenmyrte German
myrte-groseille French
myrte tomenteux French
rodomirto Portuguese
táo jīn niáng shǔ Chinese
桃金娘属 Chinese
kamunting Indonesian