| Myrcianthes | |
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| Myrcianthes leucoxyla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Myrcianthes O.Berg |
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Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856. They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.
Taxonomy
Accepted species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| 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.Berg | S Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina | ||
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Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo | lucumillo | Coquimbo |
| Myrcianthes crebrifolia (Steyerm.) McVaugh | Colombia, Venezuela | ||
| Myrcianthes cymosa (O.Berg) Mattos | SE Brazil | ||
| Myrcianthes discolor (Kunth) McVaugh | Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador | ||
| Myrcianthes esnardiana (Urb. & Ekman) Alain | Massif de la Hotte | ||
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Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaugh | Peru | |
| Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaugh | Peru, Ecuador | ||
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Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh | twinberry, twinberry stopper | from Mexico + Florida to Peru |
| Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.Legrand | S Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones | ||
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Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaugh | Arrayán de Quito | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador |
| Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaugh | Peru | ||
| Myrcianthes karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaugh | Colombia, Venezuela | ||
| Myrcianthes lanosa McVaugh | Cajamarca (Peru) | ||
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Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaugh | Arrayán blanco | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Myrcianthes lindleyana (Kunth) McVaugh | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru | ||
| Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaugh | Bolivia, NW Argentina | ||
| Myrcianthes minimifolia (McVaugh) McVaugh | Peru, Jujuy (Argentina) | ||
| Myrcianthes monteucalyptoides Proença & L.V.S.Jenn. | Peru | ||
| Myrcianthes myrsinoides (Kunth) Grifo | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia | ||
| Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh | Peru, Bolivia | ||
| Myrcianthes orthostemon (O.Berg) Grifo | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru | ||
| Myrcianthes osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaugh | Peru, Bolivia | ||
| Myrcianthes pearcei (McVaugh) McVaugh | La Paz (Bolivia) | ||
| Myrcianthes pedersenii D.Legrand | Paraguay | ||
| Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaugh | Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname | ||
| Myrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) McVaugh | Bolivia, NW Argentina | ||
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Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand | Guabiyu | Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina |
| Myrcianthes quinqueloba (McVaugh) McVaugh | Peru | ||
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Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaugh | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia | |
| Myrcianthes riparia Sobral, Grippa & T.B.Guim. | S Brazil | ||
| Myrcianthes sessilis McVaugh | Colombia, Venezuela | ||
| Myrcianthes storkii (Standl.) McVaugh | Panama, Costa Rica |
References
- Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in Latin
- Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 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.
- "Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
External links
Media related to Myrcianthes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Myrcianthes at Wikispecies
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