Amomyrtus meli

It is an evergreen tree that measures up to 20 m (65 ft) tall and up to 60 cm (23 in) in diameter, with smooth, decorticant bark of reddish-whitish color. The leaves are opposite, oval, lanceolate or elliptical with acute apex which ends in a mucro up to 1 mm long. The leaves are 2–5 long and 0.7–2.5 cm wide, the petioles are 2–4 mm long. Newly shoots are glabrous what make it different from Amomyrtus luma, species to which it resembles very much. The flowers are hermaphrodite, 5 fused sepals and 5 free white petals about 3–4 mm long. The stamens are numerous 40–80 and 5–7 mm long. The fruit is a black purplish-black berry, 5–8 mm in diameter, generally with 3 seeds about 3–4.5 mm.

The wood is extremely hard and resistant and that is why it is used for elaborating tool handles; it is also planted as an ornamental tree because it blooms abundantly and is very fragrant. Its flowers are important for honey production.

The name Amomyrtus from the Greek Amos, very fragrant; Myrtus is the family's name and Meli is the indigenous mapuche name of the tree.