Myrcia Explained

Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022.[1] [2] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions.[3] [1] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.[4] [5]

Selected species

See main article: List of ''Myrcia'' species.

Formerly placed here

Notes and References

  1. 30001220-2 . Myrcia DC. ex Guill. . 24 August 2022 .
  2. 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.
  3. Phylogenetics, Morphology, and Evolution of the Large Genus Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) . 2011 . Lucas . Eve J. . Matsumoto . Kazue . Harris . Stephen A. . Nic Lughadha . Eimear M. . Benardini . Benedetta . Chase . Mark W. . International Journal of Plant Sciences . 172 . 7 . 915–934 . 10.1086/660913 . 84250687 .
  4. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1827. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 11: 406
  5. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024268 Tropicos, Myrcia DC.
  6. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Myrcia . https://archive.today/20121211210346/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7905 . dead . December 11, 2012 . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2012-08-23 .

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