Myrcianthes


Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856. They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.

Taxonomy

Accepted species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Myrcianthes borealis McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes bradeana Mattos & D.LegrandMinas Gerais
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaughTucumán, Bolivia
Myrcianthes cavalcantei MattosRoraima
Myrcianthes cisplatensis O.BergS Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes coquimbensis Landrum & GrifolucumilloCoquimbo
Myrcianthes crebrifolia McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes cymosa MattosSE Brazil
Myrcianthes discolor McVaughBolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes esnardiana AlainMassif de la Hotte
Myrcianthes ferreyrae McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes fimbriata McVaughPeru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes fragrans McVaughtwinberry, twinberry stopperfrom Mexico + Florida to Peru
Myrcianthes gigantea D.LegrandS Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii McVaughArrayán de QuitoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Myrcianthes indifferens McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes karsteniana McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaughCajamarca
Myrcianthes leucoxyla McVaughArrayán blancoColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lindleyana McVaughColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes mato McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes minimifolia McVaughPeru, Jujuy
Myrcianthes monteucalyptoides Proença & L.V.S.Jenn.Peru
Myrcianthes myrsinoides GrifoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes oreophila McVaughPeru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes orthostemon GrifoColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes osteomeloides McVaughPeru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes pearcei McVaughLa Paz
Myrcianthes pedersenii D.LegrandParaguay
Myrcianthes prodigiosa McVaughVenezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname
Myrcianthes pseudomato McVaughBolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes pungens D.LegrandGuabiyuBolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes quinqueloba McVaughPeru
Myrcianthes rhopaloides McVaughColombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes riparia Sobral, Grippa & T.B.Guim.S Brazil
Myrcianthes sessilis McVaughColombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes storkii McVaughPanama, Costa Rica