Myrcianthes

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Myrcianthes
Myrcianthes leucoxyla leaves.JPG
Myrcianthes leucoxyla
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcianthes
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • AcreugeniaKausel
  • AnamomisGriseb.
  • AspidogeniaBurret
  • ReicheaKausel
  • ReicheiaKausel
  • PseudomyrcianthesKausel

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]

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Taxonomy

Accepted species: [3]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Myrcianthes borealis McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes bradeana Mattos & D.Legrand Minas Gerais
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaugh Tucumán, Bolivia
Myrcianthes cavalcantei Mattos Roraima
Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O.BergS Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes coquimbensis.jpg Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifolucumillo Coquimbo [4]
Myrcianthes crebrifolia (Steyerm.) McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes cymosa (O.Berg) MattosSE Brazil
Myrcianthes discolor (Kunth) McVaughBolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes esnardiana (Urb. & Ekman) Alain Massif de la Hotte
Myrcianthes ferreyrae.jpg Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaughPeru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes fragrans 3zz.jpg Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaughtwinberry, twinberry stopper [5] from Mexico + Florida to Peru
Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.LegrandS Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii-IMG 8756.JPG Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaughArrayán de QuitoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaugh Cajamarca (Peru)
Myrcianthes leucoxyla leaves.JPG Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaughArrayán blancoColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lindleyana (Kunth) McVaughColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes minimifolia (McVaugh) McVaughPeru, Jujuy (Argentina)
Myrcianthes monteucalyptoides Proença & L.V.S.Jenn.Peru
Myrcianthes myrsinoides (Kunth) GrifoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaughPeru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes orthostemon (O.Berg) GrifoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaughPeru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes pearcei (McVaugh) McVaugh La Paz (Bolivia)
Myrcianthes pedersenii D.LegrandParaguay
Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaughVenezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname
Myrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Guabiju guaviyu (myrcianthes pungens) copyleft tropicalfruitseeds-com.JPG Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.LegrandGuabiyuBolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes quinqueloba (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes rhopaloides, fruit (14746204252).jpg Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaughColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes riparia Sobral, Grippa & T.B.Guim.S Brazil
Myrcianthes sessilis McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes storkii (Standl.) McVaughPanama, Costa Rica

References

  1. Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
  3. 1 2 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. Bibcode:2012PlEcD...5..197G. doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.583286. S2CID   84277002.
  5. "Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2011-01-04.