Myrcianthes
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Myrcianthes leucoxyla | |
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Genus: | Myrcianthes |
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Myrcianthes apiculata | |
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Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.[5][2] It is native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.[3]
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- formerly placed here[4]
- Amomyrtella irregularis (as M. irregularis)
- Hexachlamys edulis (O.Berg) Kausel & D.Legrand (as M. edulis O.Berg)[4]
References
- ^ lectotype designated by McVaugh, Taxon 5: 143 (30 Jul 1956)
- ^ a b Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c d "Genus: Myrcianthes O. Berg". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in Latin
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
External links
Media related to Myrcianthes at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Myrcianthes at Wikispecies