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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
− | |genus=Backhousia | + | |familia=Myrtaceae |
| + | |genus=Backhousia |
| |species=myrtifolia | | |species=myrtifolia |
| + | |common_name=Carrol, carrol ironwood, neverbreak, ironwood or grey myrtle |
| + | |habit=tree |
| + | |habit_ref=Wikipedia |
| + | |Max ht box=30 |
| + | |Max ht metric=m |
| + | |height_ref=Wikipedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| + | |features=evergreen, flowers |
| + | |flowers=white |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| + | |min_zone=9 |
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| + | |max_zone=11 |
| + | |sunset_zones=Cinnamon myrtle flower and leaf.jpg |
| |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! | | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |
| |image=Upload.png | | |image=Upload.png |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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| + | '''Cinnamon myrtle''' is a [[spice]] form of ''Backhousia myrtifolia''. This small [[rainforest]] tree species grows in [[subtropical]] rainforests of Eastern [[Australia]]. ''B. myrtifolia'' is also known as '''carrol''', '''carrol ironwood''', '''neverbreak''', '''ironwood''' or '''grey myrtle'''. |
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| + | ''B.myrtifolia'' can grow up to 30 metres. The leaves are ovate or elliptic, 4-7 cm long, with a cinnamon-like odour. Flowers are star-shaped and borne in panicles. The small papery fruit are bell-shaped. |
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− | Backhousia myrtifolia, Hook. & Harv. Large slender-branched shrub, or small tree: lvs. ovate-acuminate, stiff, pellucid-punctate: fls. white, in pedunculate corymbs, the younger ones partly concealed by the petaloid bracts; petals small, round-ovate, concave, acute; calyx hairy. Queensland and New S. Wales. B.M. 4133. | + | Backhousia myrtifolia, Hook. & Harv. Large slender-branched shrub, or small tree: lvs. ovate-acuminate, stiff, pellucid-punctate: fls. white, in pedunculate corymbs, the younger ones partly concealed by the petaloid bracts; petals small, round-ovate, concave, acute; calyx hairy. Queensland and New S. Wales. |
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| ===Propagation=== | | ===Propagation=== |
− | | + | Cuttings or fresh seed. |
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| ===Pests and diseases=== | | ===Pests and diseases=== |