Myrcia sylvatica

Myrcia sylvatica

Myrcia sylvatica

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: Myrciinae
Genus: Myrcia
Species: Myrcia sylvatica

Name

Myrcia sylvatica DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myrcia ambigua var. sylvatica (G.Mey.) O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 180 (1857)
  • Myrtus sylvatica G.Mey. in Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 191 (1818)
• Heterotypic
  • Myrcia ambigua DC. in Prodr. 3: 252 (1828)
  • Myrcia ambigua var. dives O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 180 (1857)
  • Myrcia ambigua var. latifolia O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 181 (1857)
  • Myrcia ambigua var. multiflora O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 180 (1857)
  • Myrcia ambigua var. pauciflora DC. in Prodr. 3: 252 (1828)
  • Myrcia ambigua var. rostrata O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 181 (1857)
  • Myrtus lucida L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1056 (1759)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 3: 244

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. 
• (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrcia sylvatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrcia sylvatica. Published online. Accessed: June 28 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Myrcia sylvatica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Myrcia sylvatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 June 2024.

Vernacular names

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