Blepharocalyx

Blepharocalyx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Blepharocalycinae
Genus: Blepharocalyx
Species: B. eggersii – B. myriophyllus – B. salicifolius

Name

Blepharocalyx O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 348. Jan 1856.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Heteromyrtus Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 76 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Marlieriopsis Kiaersk. in Bot. Tidsskr. 17: 281 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Westhern South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Leeward Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

O.Berg, 1856. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 27: 348.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Oct 01 [1].

Vernacular names

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