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Nomenclature

According to Lyte (1578), it is named after Merlyne, a fair maiden of Athens in ancient Greece, who judged the athletic games. Slain by a disgruntled competitor, the goddess Minerva brought her back as the myrtle tree in perpetual memory.
Lyte, Henry. (1578). Nievve Herball or Historie of Plantes.

Syn. of Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk

Myrtus 'Glanleam Gold'

Family: MYRTACEAE
Genus: Myrtus
Species:
Cultivar: 'Glanleam Gold'
Garden status: Not currently grown


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