Myrcia
| Myrcia | |
|---|---|
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| Myrcia rostrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Myrcia DC.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Myrcia bracteolaris[2][3] (Poir.) DC. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Myrcia is a genus of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae described as a genus with this name in 1827.[4][3] As of 2015 it contains about 770 species.[5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.[6]
Selected species
- Myrcia albobrunnea
- Myrcia albo-tomentosa DC.
- Myrcia almasensis
- Myrcia bella Cambess.
- Myrcia calcicola
- Myrcia citrifolia (Aubl.) Urban - Red rodwood
- Myrcia crassimarginata
- Myrcia fasciata
- Myrcia formosiana DC.
- Myrcia fosteri
- Myrcia grandiflora
- Myrcia laruotheana Cambess.
- Myrcia lasiantha DC.
- Myrcia lineata
- Myrcia multiflora (Lam.) DC.
- Myrcia paganii
- Myrcia pallens DC.
- Myrcia pentagona
- Myrcia rostrata DC.
- Myrcia skeldingii
- Myrcia sphaerocarpa DC.
- Myrcia speciosa
- Myrcia tomentosa DC.
- Myrcia uberavensis O.Berg
- Myrcia uniflora
- Myrcia venulosa DC.
Formerly placed here
- Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel (as M. jaboticaba Baill.)[7]
References
- 1 2 "Genus: Myrcia DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ↑ lectotype designated by McVaugh, R. 1956. Nomenclatural notes on Myrtaceae and related families. Taxon 5: 143.
- 1 2 Tropicos, Myrcia DC.
- ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Myrcia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
External links
Data related to Myrcia at Wikispecies
Media related to Myrcia at Wikimedia Commons
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