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Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Chilean myrtle (Myrtaceae)

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Luma apiculata is a South American tree that is rapidly spreading in mild parts of south-western Britain, southern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Swansea (VC41: Glamorgan); 2025-06-13

 Chilean myrtle / Luma apiculata: _Luma apiculata_ is a South American tree that is rapidly spreading in mild parts of south-western Britain, southern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

The flowers of Luma apiculata have four white petals and hundreds of stamens, and produce an edible, blackish-purple berry.

Swansea (VC41: Glamorgan); 2025-06-13

 Chilean myrtle / Luma apiculata: The flowers of _Luma apiculata_ have four white petals and hundreds of stamens, and produce an edible, blackish-purple berry.

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