List of Myrcia species

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The following species in the flowering plant genus Myrcia are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Workers in the field have perceived this genus as difficult to study and its species to be difficult to identify, in part due to the sheer number of species and the lack of congruence between subclades erected on the basis of morphology and subclades revealed by molecular methods. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Myrcia DC. ex Guill". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Lucas, E. J.; Amorim, B. S.; Lima, D. F.; Lima-Lourenço, A. R.; Nic Lughadha, E. M.; Proença, C. E. B.; Rosa, P. O.; Rosário, A. S.; Santos, L. L.; Santos, M. F.; Souza, M. C.; Staggemeier, V. G.; Vasconcelos, T. N. C.; Sobral, M. (2018). "A new infra-generic classification of the species-rich Neotropical genus Myrcia s.l." Kew Bulletin. 73. doi: 10.1007/s12225-017-9730-5 . hdl: 11449/160259 . S2CID   4308003.
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