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229.0000 Family Myrtaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 322 (1789), nom. cons.
134 genera, ca. 6400 spp. Phylogenies: Maurin et al. 2021, Wilson et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 6343; hybrids: 102
= Baeckeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 233 (1820)
= Chamelauciaceae DC. ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 55 (1830)
= Eugeniaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 2: 378 (1820)
= Heteropyxidaceae Engl. & Gilg; Syllabus (ed. 8): 281 (1920), nom. cons.
= Kaniaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 245 (1943)
= Leptospermaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2: 378 (1825)
= Melaleucaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 268, 286 (1818)
= Myrrhiniaceae Arn.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 154 (1839)
= Psiloxylaceae Croizat; Principia Bot. 604, 1161, 1164 (1960)
229.4031 Genus Myrcianthes O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 315 (1854)
Distribution: Tropical America, esp. Andes and West Indies
Species listed in database: 40
= Acreugenia Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 510 (1956)
= Anamomis Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 240 (1860)
= Aspidogenia Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 521 (1941)
= Pseudomyrcianthes Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 504 (1956)
= Reichea Kausel; Revis. Mirtaceas Chilenas 1 (1940)
species :
Myrcianthes aemula R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 34 (2025), nom. nov.
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status unconfirmed
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia aemula Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40(2, Beibl. 91): 47 (1907)
species :
Myrcianthes alaternifolia (Benth.) Grifo ex B.Holst & M.L.Kawas.; Fl. Ecuador 95: 138 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia alaternifolia Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 175, 355, 373 (1856)
= Eugenia alaternifolia Benth. ex O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 249 (1854)
= Eugenia pycnantha Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 174 (1845)
= Eugenia sodiroi Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40(Beibl. 91): 47 (1907)
= Myrcia pycnantha (Benth.) Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 1018 (1957)
species :
Myrcianthes borealis McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 481 (1963)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Myrcianthes bradeanus Mattos & D.Legrand; Bradea 2(2): 5 (1975)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 482 (1963)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija); W-Argentina (Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 315 (1856)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Uruguay (Colonia, Durazno, Maldonado, Paysandu, Rivera, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
84 BRA 85 ARG URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharocalyx ellipticus (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 415 (1856)
= Eugenia apiculata (O.Berg) Nied.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 7: 81 (1893), nom. illeg.
= Eugenia cisplatensis Cambess.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 2: 342 (1829)
= Eugenia cisplatensis var. angustifolia Lillo; Seg. Contr. Arb. Argent. 38 (1917)
= Eugenia elliptica Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Misc. 3: 323 (1833)
= Luma cisplatenais (Cambess.) Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 218 (1943)
= Myrcianthes apiculata O.Berg; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(1): 352 (1857)
= Myrcianthes cisplatensis var. latifolia O.Berg; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(1): 353 (1857)
= Myrtus elliptica Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 5: 35 (1905), nom. illeg.
species :
Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo; Brittonia 40(3): 290 (1988)
Name: Lucumillo, lucumilla [Chile]
Distribution: Chile (Coquimbo)
85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidogenia coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 522 (1941)
= Myrtus coquimbensis Barnéoud; Fl. Chil. [Gay] 2: 382 (1847)
= Myrtus coquimbensis var. rotundifolia O.Berg; Linnaea 29: 255 (1858)
= Reichea coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Kausel; Revis. Mirtaceas Chilenas 1 (1940)
species :
Myrcianthes crebrifolia (Steyerm.) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 484 (1963)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia crebrifolia Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 101 1 (1957)
species :
Myrcianthes cruciata M.Ibrahim & Proenca; Phytotaxa 625(1): 90 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Sergipe)
84 BRA
species :
Myrcianthes discolor (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 754 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Tarija)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Amyrsia discolor (Kunth) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 106 (1838)
= Eugenia discolor (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 277 (1828)
= Myrcianthes gracilipes Kausel; Lilloa 33(6): 107 (1971 publ. 1972)
= Myrtus bicolor Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: t. 540 (1824)
= Myrtus discolor Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 134 (1823)
species :
Myrcianthes esnardiana (Urb. & Ekman) Alain; Brittonia 20: 159 (1968)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia esnardiana Urb. & Ekman; Ark. Bot. 21A(5): 36 (1927)
species :
Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 756 (1958)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia ferreyrae McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 209 (1956)
species :
Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 757 (1958)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia fimbriata (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 278 (1828)
= Myrtus fimbriata Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 137 (1823)
species :
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 485 (1963)
Name: Twinberry (EN); Naked-wood, Pale stopper (Bahamas), Arrayan, Guayabillo, Ozua, Reyita (Dominican Republic), Bois d´Inde, Bois d´Ine, Bois mulatre, Malaguette (Haiti), Bois d´inde batard, Bois pele, Goyavier-montagne (Lesser Antilles), Guayabacon (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: USA (Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, Tortola); St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; Saba; St. Kitts; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; St. Lucia; Grenada; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Valle); Venezuela (Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Trujillo, Zulia); Ecuador; Peru
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 ABA BAH CAY CUB GDL GRE HIS JAM MTS PUE SAB SBA STK STL STM TCI VIR 82 CLM SWC VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Amyrsia compressa (Kunth) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 106 (1838)
= Amyrsia limbata (Kunth) Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 513 (1956)
= Anamomis dichotoma (Poir.) Sarg.; Gard. & Forest 6: 130 (1893)
= Anamomis dicrana (O.Berg) Britton; N. Amer. Trees 728 (1908)
= Anamomis fragrans (Sw.) Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 240 (1860)
= Anamomis fragrans var. brachyrhiza (Krug & Urb.) Stehlé; Caribbean Forest. 6(Suppl.): 329 (1945)
= Anamomis fragrans var. cuneata Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 240 (1860)
= Anamomis grandis Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 355 (1910)
= Anamomis guayabillo (A.Rich.) Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 90 (1866)
= Anamomis lucayana Britton; Bahama Fl. [Britton & Millspaugh] 306 (1920)
= Anamomis punctata Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 240 (1860)
= Anamomis punctata var. dichotoma (Poir.) Kiaersk.; Bot. Tidsskr. 17: 279 (1890)
= Anamomis simpsonii Small; Torreya 17: 222 (1917) (1918)
= Blepharocalyx aromatica (O.Berg) Nied.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 7: 71 (1892)
= Cumetea fragrans (Sw.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 106 (1838)
= Eugenia aromatica O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 263 (1854)
= Eugenia balbisiana (DC.) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 268 (1854)
= Eugenia balbisiana var. dives O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 269 (1856), nom. inval.
= Eugenia balbisiana var. triflora O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 269 (1856)
= Eugenia balsamica Jacq.; Fragm. Bot. 40 (1803)
= Eugenia dichotoma (Poir.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 278 (1828)
= Eugenia dichotoma var. fragrans (Sw.) Nutt.; N. Amer. Sylv. [Nuttall] 1: 103 (1842)
= Eugenia dicrana O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 259 (1856)
= Eugenia dugandii Standl.; Trop. Woods, No. 52: 28 (1937)
= Eugenia fragrans (Sw.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 964 (1799)
= Eugenia fragrans var. brachyrhiza Krug & Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 665 (1895)
= Eugenia fragrans var. obovata O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 272 (1856)
= Eugenia granulata O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 260 (1856)
= Eugenia guayabillo A.Rich.; Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 590 (1846)
= Eugenia heteroclita Tussac; Fl. Antill. 1: 98 (1808)
= Eugenia limbata (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 278 (1828)
= Eugenia lopeziana Ant.Molina; Ceiba 3: 170 (1953)
= Eugenia lucayana (Britton) Alain; Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio De La Salle 12: 11 (1953)
= Eugenia punctata Vahl; Bidr. Beskr. St. Croix [West] 289 (1793)
= Eugenia rondonensis Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 1013 (1957)
= Eugenia simpsonii (Small) Sarg.; Man. Trees, ed. 2: 775 (1922)
= Eugenia steyermarkii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 360 (1940)
= Eugenia triflora Sessé & Moc.; Naturaleza (Mexico City), Ser. 2, 1(App.): 83 (1888), nom. illeg.
= Eugenia turumiquirensis Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 1015 (1957)
= Myrcia balbisiana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 243 (1828)
= Myrcia punctata (Vahl) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 243 (1828)
= Myrcia seleriana Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 27: 332 (1899)
= Myrcianthes cavalcantei Mattos; Loefgrenia 115: 1 (2000) (synonymy fide Barnes Proenca et al. 2023)
= Myrcianthes compressa (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 754 (1958)
= Myrcianthes dicrana (O.Berg) K.A.Wilson; J. Arnold Arbor. 41: 276 (1960), in adnot.
= Myrcianthes dugandii (Standl.) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 484 (1963)
= Myrcianthes fragrans subsp. simpsonii (Small) A.E.Murray; Kalmia 13: 9 (1983)
= Myrcianthes fragrans var. hispidula McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 489 (1963)
= Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii (Small) R.W.Long; Rhodora 72: 23 (1970)
= Myrcianthes limbata (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 762 (1958)
= Myrcianthes simpsonii (Small) K.A.Wilson; J. Arnold Arbor. 41: 276 (1960), in adnot.
= Myrtus balsamica (Jacq.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 481 (1825)
= Myrtus compressa Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 135 (1823)
= Myrtus dichotoma Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 53 (1816)
= Myrtus fragrans Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 79 (1788), nom. cons.
= Myrtus guayabillo (A.Rich.) C.Wright; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 5: 410 (1868)
= Myrtus guayabo Larrañaga; Escritos Damaso Antonio Larrañaga 3: 85 (1924)
= Myrtus heteroclita (Tussac) Nied.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 7: 67 (1893)
= Myrtus limbata Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 136 (1823)
= Myrtus punctata (Vahl) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 482 (1825)
= Pseudocaryophyllus heteroclitus (Tussac) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 416 (1856)
species :
Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.Legrand; Darwiniana 9: 300 (1950)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Uruguay (Rivera, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia cisplatensis var. gigantea D.Legrand; Anales Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, Ser. 4, 11: 56 (1936)
= Myrcianthes cisplatensis var. gigantea D.Legrand; Anales Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, Ser. 2, 4(11): 56 (1936)
species :
Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 759 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca); Venezuela (Trujillo); Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Amyrsia hallii (O.Berg) Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 513 (1956)
= Eugenia hallii O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 250 (1854)
species :
Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 760 (1958)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia indifferens McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 211 (1956)
species :
Myrcianthes karsteniana (O.Berg) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 490 (1963)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Merida)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia karsteniana Klotzsch ex O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 277 (1856)
= Eugenia karsteniana var. albicans O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 277 (1856)
= Eugenia karsteniana var. virens O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 278 (1856)
= Myrcia karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 1017 (1957)
species :
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 761 (1958)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 491 (1963)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Merida, Trujillo)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Amyrsia foliosa (Kunth) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 106 (1838)
= Eugenia foliosa (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 277 (1828)
= Myrcianthes foliosa (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 758 (1958)
= Myrtus foliosa Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 134 (1823)
= Myrtus leucoxyla Ortega; Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. 129 (1800)
species :
Myrcianthes lindleyana (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 763 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Huila); Venezuela (Merida); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia lindleyana (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 278 (1828)
= Myrtus lindleyana Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 138 (1823)
species :
Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 491 (1963)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia mato Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 125 (1879)
= Acreugenia mato (Griseb.) Kausel; Lilloa 32: 343 (1967)
species :
Myrcianthes minimifolia (McVaugh) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 492 (1963)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia; Argentina (Jujuy)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia minimifolia McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 213 (1956) non Lundell
species :
Myrcianthes monteucalyptoides Proença & L.V.S.Jenn.; Brittonia 63(1): 49 (-50) (2011)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Myrcianthes myrsinoides (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Grifo; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45(Cat. Flow. Pl. Gymn. Peru): 1256 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cesar, Chocó, La Guajira, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cluacena myrsinoides (Kunth) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 104 (1838)
= Eugenia cartilaginea McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 205 (1956)
= Eugenia myrsinoides (Kunth) Burret ex Diels; Biblioth. Bot. 29: Heft 116, p. 115 (1937)
= Eugenia ternifolia O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 246 (1856), nom. illeg.
= Eugenia triquetra O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 141 (1856)
= Eugenia triquetra var. aequatorialis O.Berg; Linnaea 31: 253 (1862)
= Eugenia weberbaueri Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 598 (1906)
= Myrcianthes ternifolia (O.Berg) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 497 (1963)
= Myrteola myrsinoides (Kunth) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 396 (1854)
= Myrtus myrsinoides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 132 (1823)
species :
Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 767 (1958)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia oreophila Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 597 (1906)
species :
Myrcianthes orthostemon (O.Berg) Grifo; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45(Cat. Flow. Pl. Gymn. Peru): 1257 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Risaralda, Santander); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Tachira); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia orthostemon O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 179 (1854)
species :
Myrcianthes osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 768 (1958)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia bifurcata McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 205 (1956)
= Eugenia myrciopsis (Kuntze) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 359 (1898)
= Eugenia osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 214 (1956)
= Myrcianthes bifurcata (McVaugh) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 752 (1958)
= Myrtus myrciopsis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 92 (1898)
= Myrtus osteomeloides Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 36 (1895)
species :
Myrcianthes pedersenii D.Legrand; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 10: 1 (1962)
Distribution: Paraguay (Misiones)
85 PAR
species :
Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 492 (1963)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador
82 GUY SUR VEN 83 ECU
species :
Myrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 493 (1963)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Oruro, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil [I]; Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 bra 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia pseudomato D.Legrand; Lilloa 10: 477 (1944)
= Pseudomyrcianthes pseudomato (D.Legrand) Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 505 (1956)
species :
Myrcianthes pungens (O.Berg) D.Legrand; Bol. Fac. Agron. Univ. Montevideo 101: 52 (1968)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Canindeyu, Central, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Paysandu, Rivera, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembo); Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Acreugenia pungens (O.Berg) Kausel; Ark. Bot., a. s. 3: 510 (1956)
= Eugenia pungens O.Berg; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(1): 224 (1857)
= Eugenia ybaviyu Parodi; Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 7: 69 (1879)
= Luma pungens (O.Berg) Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 220 (1943)
species :
Myrcianthes quinqueloba (McVaugh) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 770 (1958)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia quinqueloba McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 217 (1956)
species :
Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaugh; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 771 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Bolívar, Merida); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia coccolobifolia (Kunth) Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 521 (1941)
= Eugenia mariquitensis O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 267 (1854)
= Eugenia porphyroclada O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 266 (1856)
= Eugenia rhopaloides (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 278 (1828)
= Myrcia coccolobifolia (Kunth) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 255 (1828)
= Myrtus coccolobifolia Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 139 (1823)
= Myrtus rhopaloides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 137 (1823)
= Pseudocaryophyllus coccolobifolius (Kunth) O.Berg; Linnaea 27: 416 (1856)
species :
Myrcianthes riparia Sobral, Grippa & T.B.Guim.; Phytotaxa 50: 44 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Myrcianthes roncesvallensis Parra-Os. & Bohórq.-Os.; Phytotaxa 284(2): 204 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Myrcianthes rubra B.Holst & M.L.Kawas.; Fl. Ecuador 95: 148 (2019)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Myrcianthes sanctae-martae Parra-Os.; Caldasia 34(2): 277 (2012)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena)
82 CLM
species :
Myrcianthes sessilis McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 495 (1963)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela (Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Myrcianthes storkii (Standl.) McVaugh; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 496 (1963)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia rigidissima Cufod.; Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 9: 198 (1933)
= Eugenia storkii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 143 (1930)
= Myrcianthes rigidissima (Cufod.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 333 (1988)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 25.06 (June 15th, 2025)

Covering 356,645 accepted species,
8,788 hybrids, 48,065 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,003,237 synonyms,
in total 1,416,735* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]


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