Myrcianthes leucoxyla

Myrcianthes leucoxyla

Myrcianthes leucoxyla

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: Eugeniinae
Genus: Myrcianthes
Species: Myrcianthes leucoxyla

Name

Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaugh, 1963

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myrtus leucoxyla Ortega in Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 129 (1800)
• Heterotypic
  • Amyrsia foliosa (Kunth) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 106 (1838)
  • Eugenia foliosa (Kunth) DC. in Prodr. 3: 277 (1828)
  • Myrcianthes foliosa (Kunth) McVaugh in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 758 (1958)
  • Myrtus foliosa Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 134 (1823)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

McVaugh, 1963. Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 491

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. 
• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrcianthes leucoxyla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrcianthes leucoxyla. Published online. Accessed: June 24 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Myrcianthes leucoxyla. 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 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Myrcianthes leucoxyla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2024.

Vernacular names

español: arrayán, guayabo de Castilla

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