Myrcianthes

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]

Myrcianthes
Myrcianthes leucoxyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcianthes
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • Acreugenia Kausel
  • Anamomis Griseb.
  • Aspidogenia Burret
  • Reichea Kausel
  • Reicheia Kausel
  • Pseudomyrcianthes Kausel

Taxonomy

Accepted species:[3]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Myrcianthes borealis McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes bradeana Mattos & D.LegrandMinas Gerais
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaughTucumán, Bolivia
Myrcianthes cavalcantei MattosRoraima
Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O.BergS Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & GrifolucumilloCoquimbo[4]
Myrcianthes crebrifolia (Steyerm.) McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes cymosa (O.Berg) MattosSE Brazil
Myrcianthes discolor (Kunth) McVaughBolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes esnardiana (Urb. & Ekman) AlainMassif de la Hotte
Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaughPeru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaughtwinberry, twinberry stopper[5]from Mexico + Florida to Peru
Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.LegrandS Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaughArrayán de QuitoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaughCajamarca
Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaughArrayán blancoColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lindleyana (Kunth) McVaughColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes minimifolia (McVaugh) McVaughPeru, Jujuy
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) McVaughLa Paz
Myrcianthes pedersenii D.LegrandParaguay
Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaughVenezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname
Myrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.LegrandGuabiyuBolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes quinqueloba (McVaugh) McVaughPeru
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. 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. doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.583286. S2CID 84277002.
  5. "Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-04.


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