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] It contains several hundred species, native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.[5]

Selected species

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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. 3.0 3.1 Tropicos, Myrcia DC.
  4. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
  5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. "GRIN Species Records of Myrcia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

External links

Data related to Myrcia at Wikispecies Media related to Myrcia at Wikimedia Commons