Myrcianthes Explained

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:

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 from Mexico + Florida to Peru
Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.Legrand S Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaugh Arrayán de QuitoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaugh Peru
Myrcianthes karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaugh Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaugh Cajamarca (Peru)
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
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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/114288#page/319/mode/1up Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024277 Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=131717 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Garcia-Guzman, P.. 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. 10.1080/17550874.2011.583286. 2012PlEcD...5..197G . 84277002. etal.