Myrica cerifera

Southern Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry, candleberry, bayberry tree, and tallow shrub
Family: Myricaceae
Origin: Caribbean
USDA Zone: 7-10?

Ethnomedical plant.
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This plant's roots possess root nodules, which harbor a symbiotic species of actinomycotal bacteria, which fixes nitrogen at a faster rate than do the legumes.

Similar plants:

Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry )
Myrica quercifolia (Oak-leaved Myrica, Waxberry Bush)
Nageia nagi, Podocarpus nagi, Myrica nagi (Asian Bayberry, Broadleaf Podocarpus)

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