| Dicotyledon | Literature for Morella faya
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Myricaceae -- The Bayberry Family | Bibliography |
| Morella faya | |
Common name(s): firetree |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. |
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| Habit |
Evergreen shrubs or small trees up to 8 m tall; branches with reddish peltate hairs. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves coriaceous, oblanceolate, 4-11 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, glabrous, glandular dots inconspicuous, margins somewhat revolute, remotely serrulate or serrate in upper 1/2, apex rounded to acute. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers in usually branched catkins borne among leaves of the current year's growth. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit drupaceous, dark red or blackish when mature, slightly fleshy. |
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| Notes |
Species description taken from Myrica faya (syn.) |
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