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Morella cerifera (L.) Small

Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
English Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry;
Français Cirier
Italiano Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Suomi Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Norsk Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Čeština Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Español Arayan de cera; Arbol de cera; Arraigan [Tsucuba];
Svenska Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Polski Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Український Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Român Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Русский Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Български Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
EESTI Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
日本語 Talgbaum, Wachsbaum
Other names Araigan; Arrayan; Cerero; Palo de cera; Perico; Tiguapan; Tiguapen (Dominican Republic);

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

States and Territories Jamaica; Nicaragua; Hawaii [I] (West Maui [I]); Honduras; Dominican Republic; USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia); Haiti; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Netherlands [I]; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Belize; England [I]; Guatemala; Bermuda; Puerto Rico; Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Myricaceae
Genus Morella
Species cerifera
Author citation (L.) Small
Scientific name Morella cerifera (L.) Small

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry

Hough

Bark

Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Wax Myrtle; Bayberry; Candleberry; Wax berry; Wax wood; Wax-berry; Wax-berry (Puerto Rico); Wild tea; Bay-berry; Mickle-berry

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson