Rainforest flora , Northern Chilean Patagonia.

 Luma: Amomyrtus luma,

Luma: Amomyrtus luma, known as Luma, has simple opposite leaves, with an entire margin and an elliptical to oval-lancelet shape.

Similar to those of Arrayan, they are more lengthened and very fragrant. The new twigs are pubescent (with small hairs).

The flowers are white, abundant between September and November, similar to those of Arrayan, but with 5 petals instead of 4.


The fruits are bright black edible berries, round, and with five sepals which remain from the calyx in its extreme.

Trees which can reach a height of 20 m ( 65,62 ft) and a diameter of more than 50 cm ( 19,69 in). It is usually present with creeping or horizontal trunks on the soil and with roots in the air like stilts in wet areas.

The bark, clear and with removed plates, is characteristic and often covered with ferns and mosses.

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