Myrcianthes

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcianthes
Species: M. apiculata – M. callicoma – M. colchaguensis – M. coquimbensis – M. ferreyrae – M. fragrans – M. leptospermoides – M. mato – M. osteomeloides – M. pungens – M. rhopaloides – M. rufa
Name

Myrcianthes O.Berg, Linnaea 27(3): 315. 1854 (publ. Jan 1856).
References
Primary references

Berg, O.K. 1854. Revisio Myrtacearum Americae hue usque cognitarum s. Kloizschii "Flora Americae aequinoetialis" exhibens Myriaceas. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange Bd.27 (3): 1–472. [see page 315.]

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. Myrcianthes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 January 3. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Myrcianthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 3 January 2021.
Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Myrcianthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 3 January 2021.

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]
Taxonomy

Accepted species:[3]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	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
	Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo	lucumillo	Coquimbo[4]
	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
	Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaugh		Peru
	Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaugh		Peru, Ecuador
	Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh	twinberry, twinberry stopper[5]	from Mexico + Florida to Peru
	Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.Legrand		S Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
	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
	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
	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
	Myrcianthes pedersenii D.Legrand		Paraguay
	Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaugh		Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname
	Myrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) McVaugh		Bolivia, NW Argentina
	Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand	Guabiyu	Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
	Myrcianthes quinqueloba (McVaugh) McVaugh		Peru
	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. doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.583286. S2CID 84277002.
"Myrcianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-04.