Mycerinus (plant)

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Mycerinus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Vaccinioideae
Tribe: Vaccinieae
Genus: Mycerinus
A.C.Sm.
Type species
Mycerinus sclerophyllus
Species

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It is endemic to Venezuela [2]

Mycerinus is a genus of plant in the family Ericaceae endemic to Venezuela. [2]

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Taxonomy

It was published by Albert Charles Smith in 1931 [2] with Mycerinus sclerophyllus A.C. Sm. as the type species. [1] Within the subfamily Vaccinioideae, it is placed in the tribe Vaccinieae. [3]

Species

It has three species: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-z). Mycerinus A.C. Sm. Tropicos. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40024049
  2. 1 2 3 Mycerinus A.C.SM. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295088-2
  3. USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=7890. Accessed 19 March 2025.
  4. Mycerinus A.C.Sm. (n.d.). WFO Plant List. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000025059-2024-12?page=1