Myrcia | |
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Myrcia rostrata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: |
Myrcia DC. [1] |
Type species | |
Myrcia bracteolaris
[2]
[3] (Poir.) DC.
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Synonyms [1] [4] | |
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Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. [4] [5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. [6] [4] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827. [7] [3]
Data related to Myrcia at Wikispecies Media related to Myrcia at Wikimedia Commons
Myrcia | |
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Myrcia rostrata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: |
Myrcia DC. [1] |
Type species | |
Myrcia bracteolaris
[2]
[3] (Poir.) DC.
| |
Synonyms [1] [4] | |
|
Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. [4] [5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. [6] [4] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827. [7] [3]
Data related to Myrcia at Wikispecies Media related to Myrcia at Wikimedia Commons