"Myrtus communis, the common myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to southern Europe, north ...
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Africa, western Asia, Macaronesia, and the Indian Subcontinent, and also cultivated.
It is one of the four species used by Jews in their religious rituals on the festival of Sukkot.
For uses, see Myrtus." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.12.2019)