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[[File:Myrtus communis MHNT.BOT.2007.40.51.jpg|thumb|''Myrtus communis'' – [[MHNT]]]]
 
'''''Myrtus''''', with(commonly thecalled common name '''myrtle''',) is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Myrtaceae]],. It was first described by Swedish botanist [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] in 1753.<ref name=u>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024747 Tropicos, ''Myrtus'' L.]</ref>
 
Over 600 names have been proposed in the genus, but nearly all have either been moved to other genera or been regarded as synonyms. The genus ''Myrtus'' has three [[species]] recognised today:<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=myrtus |title=The Plant List |access-date=13 August 2016}}</ref>