Myrcia
Myrcia rostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Aguava Raf.
  • Atomostigma Kuntze
  • Aulomyrcia O.Berg
  • Calycampe O.Berg
  • Calyptranthes Sw.
  • Calyptromyrcia O.Berg
  • Cerqueiria O.Berg
  • Chytraculia P.Browne
  • Chytralia Adans.
  • Cumetea Raf.
  • Eugeniopsis O.Berg
  • Gomidesia O.Berg
  • Krugia Urb.
  • Marlierea Cambess.
  • Mozartia Urb.
  • Suzygium P.Browne
  • Wilbrandia C.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]

Selected species

Formerly placed here

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 Myrcia s.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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