Myrcia

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Myrcia
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Myrcia rostrata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcia
DC.[1]
Type species
Myrcia bracteolaris[2][3]
(Poir.) DC.
Synonyms[1][4]
  • Aguava Raf.
  • Atomostigma Kuntze
  • Aulomyrcia O.Berg
  • Calycampe O.Berg
  • Calyptranthes Sw.
  • Calyptromyrcia O.Berg
  • Chytraculia P.Browne
  • Chytralia Adans.
  • Cerqueiria O. Berg
  • Cumetea Raf.
  • Eugeniopsis O.Berg
  • Gomidesia O.Berg
  • Krugia Urb.
  • Marlierea Cambess.
  • Mozartia Urb.
  • Suzygium P.Browne
  • Wilbrandia C.Presl

Myrcia is a genus of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae described as a genus with this name in 1827.[5][3] As of 2015 it contains about 770 species.[6] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.[7]

Selected species[]

Formerly placed here[]

  • Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel (as M. jaboticaba Baill.)[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Myrcia DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-23.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ lectotype designated by McVaugh, R. 1956. Nomenclatural notes on Myrtaceae and related families. Taxon 5: 143.
  3. ^ a b Tropicos, Myrcia DC.
  4. ^ "Myrcia DC. ex Guill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
  6. ^ Amorim, B. S., Maciel, J. R., & Alves, M. (2015). New geographical records of Myrcia s.l. (Myrteae, Myrtaceae) from South America, with a focus on Brazilian taxa. Check List, 11(2), 1592.
  7. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  8. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Myrcia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-08-23.[permanent dead link]

External links[]

Data related to Myrcia at Wikispecies Media related to Myrcia at Wikimedia Commons


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