Myrcia

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Myrcia
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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]
  • AguavaRaf.
  • AtomostigmaKuntze
  • AulomyrciaO.Berg
  • CalycampeO.Berg
  • CalyptranthesSw.
  • CalyptromyrciaO.Berg
  • CerqueiriaO.Berg
  • ChytraculiaP.Browne
  • ChytraliaAdans.
  • CumeteaRaf.
  • EugeniopsisO.Berg
  • GomidesiaO.Berg
  • KrugiaUrb.
  • MarliereaCambess.
  • MozartiaUrb.
  • SuzygiumP.Browne
  • WilbrandiaC.Presl

Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. [4] [5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. [6] [4] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827. [7] [3]

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<i>Calycolpus</i> Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae

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<i>Blepharocalyx</i> Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae

Blepharocalyx is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to South America and the West Indies.

  1. Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii(Hook. & Arn.) Nied. - Chile
  2. Blepharocalyx eggersii(Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum - Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil
  3. Blepharocalyx myriophyllus Mattos - Minas Gerais
  4. Blepharocalyx salicifolius(Kunth.) O.Berg - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

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Myrcia pozasiana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.

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<i>Mosiera</i> Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae

Mosiera is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1933. It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, the West Indies, Brazil, and Florida.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Myrcia DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-07-01. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. lectotype designated by McVaugh, R. 1956. Nomenclatural notes on Myrtaceae and related families. Taxon 5: 143.
  3. 1 2 Tropicos, Myrcia DC.
  4. 1 2 3 "Myrcia DC. ex Guill". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. Amorim, B. S., Maciel, J. R., & Alves, M. (2015). New geographical records of Myrcias.l. (Myrteae, Myrtaceae) from South America, with a focus on Brazilian taxa. Check List, 11(2), 1592.
  6. Lucas, Eve J.; Matsumoto, Kazue; Harris, Stephen A.; Nic Lughadha, Eimear M.; Benardini, Benedetta; Chase, Mark W. (2011). "Phylogenetics, Morphology, and Evolution of the Large Genus Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 915–934. doi:10.1086/660913. S2CID   84250687.
  7. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
  8. "GRIN Species Records of Myrcia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

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