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Myrcia

Myrcia
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Myrcia rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcia
DC.
Type species
Myrcia bracteolaris
(Poir.) DC.
Synonyms
  • Aguava Raf.
  • Atomostigma Kuntze
  • Aulomyrcia O.Berg
  • Calycampe O.Berg
  • Calyptromyrcia O.Berg
  • Cerqueiria O. Berg
  • Cumetea Raf.
  • Mozartia Urb.

Myrcia is a genus of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae described as a genus with this name in 1827. As of 2015 it contains about 770 species. They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.


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