Myrcianthes

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Myrcianthes
Myrcianthes leucoxyla leaves.JPG
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcianthes
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • Acreugenia Kausel
  • Anamomis Griseb.
  • Aspidogenia Burret
  • Reichea Kausel
  • Reicheia Kausel
  • Pseudomyrcianthes Kausel

Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.[1][2] They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.[3]

Taxonomy[]

Accepted species:[3]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
Mattos & D.Legrand Minas Gerais
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaugh Tucumán, Bolivia
Mattos Roraima
(Cambess.) O.Berg S Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes coquimbensis.jpg Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo lucumillo Coquimbo[4]
(Steyerm.) McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
(O.Berg) Mattos SE Brazil
(Kunth) McVaugh Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
(Urb. & Ekman) Alain Massif de la Hotte
Myrcianthes ferreyrae.jpg Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaugh Peru
(Kunth) McVaugh Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes fragrans 3zz.jpg Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh twinberry, twinberry stopper[5] from Mexico + Florida to Peru
(D.Legrand) D.Legrand S Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii-IMG 8756.JPG (O.Berg) McVaugh Arrayán de Quito Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
(McVaugh) McVaugh Peru
(Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
McVaugh Cajamarca
Myrcianthes leucoxyla leaves.JPG (Ortega) McVaugh Arrayán blanco Colombia, Venezuela
(Kunth) McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
(Griseb.) McVaugh Bolivia, NW Argentina
(McVaugh) McVaugh Peru, Jujuy
Proença & L.V.S.Jenn. Peru
(Kunth) Grifo Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh Peru, Bolivia
(O.Berg) Grifo Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
(Rusby) McVaugh Peru, Bolivia
(McVaugh) McVaugh La Paz
D.Legrand Paraguay
McVaugh Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname
(D.Legrand) McVaugh Bolivia, NW Argentina
Guabiju guaviyu (myrcianthes pungens) copyleft tropicalfruitseeds-com.JPG Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand Guabiyu Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
(McVaugh) McVaugh Peru
Myrcianthes rhopaloides, fruit (14746204252).jpg Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Sobral, Grippa & T.B.Guim. S Brazil
McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
(Standl.) McVaugh Panama, Costa Rica

References[]

  1. ^ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Garcia-Guzman, P.; et al. (2012). "The ecology, distribution and conservation status of Myrcianthes coquimbensis: a globally endangered endemic shrub of the Chilean Coastal Desert". Plant Ecology & Diversity. 5 (2): 197–204. doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.583286. S2CID 84277002.
  5. ^ "Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-04.

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