Myrrhinium Explained

Myrrhinium is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1827.^{[1] [2]} It contains only one recognized species, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, native to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S + SE Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina).^[3]

Varieties^[3]

1. Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. atropurpureum - SE Brazil
2. Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. octandrum Benth. - (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/791550#page/996/mode/1up Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm. 1827. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 4(2): 404–405
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024638 Tropicos, Myrrhinium Schott
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=132078 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families