Myrcia

Myrcia
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]
  • Aguava Raf.
  • Atomostigma Kuntze
  • Aulomyrcia O.Berg
  • Calycampe O.Berg
  • Calyptromyrcia O.Berg
  • Cerqueiria O. Berg
  • Cumetea Raf.
  • Mozartia Urb.

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

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Myrcia DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-07-01. 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. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
  5. 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.
  6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. "GRIN Species Records of Myrcia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

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