Myrtaceae
Rose myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Rhodomyrtus
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Common names
By language (16)
- arz
- رودوميرتوس تومينتوسا
- Cantonese
- 棯子
- cdo
- 多𬂌
- Chinese
- 桃金娘, 桃金孃, 山稔叶, 山稔根, 岗念, 岗棯, 桃金娘花, 桃金娘，岗稔
- English
- Rose myrtle, Downy rose myrtle
- Indonesian
- Kemunting, Karamunting
- Japanese
- テンニンカ
- Korean
- 도금양, 은매화
- Malay
- Kemunting
- Malayalam
- തവിട്ടുമരം
- Russian
- Родомирт опушённый, Родомирт войлочный, Родомирт опушенный
- Swedish
- Myrten
- Tamil
- தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா
- Thai
- กระทุ, ทุ, พรวด, พรวดกินลูก, พรวดใหญ่, โทะ
- Ukrainian
- Родомирт повстяний
- Vietnamese
- Sim, Hoa sim, Hồng sim
Synonyms
- Cynomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Scriv.
- Myrtus tomentosa Aiton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.