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]
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 Quito | Colombia, 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 | ||