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[[File:Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Bushes Hong Kong.JPG|thumb|right|''Rose Myrtle '', ''Rhodomyrtus tomentosa'']]
'''Rhodomyrtus tomentosa''' is also known as rose myrtle, it . It is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and it . It is native to southern and southeastern Asia, from India, east to southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, and south to Malaysia and Sulawesi.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|HIV}}, {{Uses|Skin damage}}, {{Uses|Kidney failure}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Respiratory problems}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Chemical Composition==
The 80% ethanol extract from rose myrtle fruit with piceatannol exhibited protection of UVB‑induced cytotoxicity in NHEK; however, piceatannol‑4'‑O‑β‑D‑glucopyranoside exhibited no protection, as determined by a 3‑(4,5‑dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)‑2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ತವುಟೆಗಿಡ Tavutegida|ml=Cerukottilampalam|sa=|Malai-k-koyya|ta=|te=|hi=Malai-k-koyya|en=Rose myrtleCeylon hill gooseberry, Hill guava}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Shrubshrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Mature Foliage is Green, Silver / Grey}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|7–10 mm|Mature Fruit Texture is Velvety||singleSingle}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Plants can succeed in tropical and subtropical climates at altitudes up to 2,440 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26239705 "chemical Chemical constitunets"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2388 "Plant Morphology]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/r/rhodomyrtus-tomentosa Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rhodomyrtus+tomentosa "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]
