Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1856.Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in LatinTropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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 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
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