屬名，通常被歸類為包含兩種開花的常綠灌木或小灌木，是南歐、北非的原生種，並可見於澳洲和紐西蘭，有著含有香芬精油的葉子、形狀猶如星星般的花朵，以及一種圓形的藍黑莓果實，裡面有許多種子。權威人士對於此屬所包含的物種數量持分歧的意見。真正的桃金孃葉上有一個中脈，並有一道主要葉脈與葉緣平行。

桃金孃屬(屬)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
香桃木屬(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
t'ao chin niang shu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
táo jīn niáng shǔ(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
tao jin niang shu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Myrtus(genus)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
myrtle(genus)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................木蘭綱 (綱)
............................桃金孃目 (目)
................................桃金孃科 (科)
....................................桃金孃屬 (屬)

source plant or animal for....

香桃木

英文....

Genus, often classified as containing 2 species of flowering evergreen shrubs or small trees native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and found in Australia and New Zealand, having leaves containing a fragrant essential oil, a star-like flower, and a fruit that is a round blue-black berry containing several seeds. Authorities differ widely over the number of species the genus includes. True myrtles have a central midrib and a major vein just inside and parallel to the leaf margin.

桃金孃屬(屬)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 June 16, 2014
香桃木屬............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 June 16, 2014
Myrtus(genus)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Guide (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
myrtle(genus)............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Getty AAT: 300343655 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300343655
聯合目錄： 桃金孃屬 、香桃木屬 、t'ao chin niang shu 、táo jīn niáng shǔ 、tao jin niang shu 、Myrtus 、myrtle