Myrcia

Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 794 species as of 2025.[4][5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions.[6][4] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.[7][3]

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Myrcia
Myrcia rostrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcia
DC.[1]
Type species
Myrcia bracteolaris[2][3]
(Poir.) DC.
Synonyms[1][4]
  • Aguava Raf.
  • Atomostigma Kuntze
  • Aulomyrcia O.Berg
  • Calycampe O.Berg
  • Calyptranthes Sw.
  • Calyptromyrcia O.Berg
  • Cerqueiria O.Berg
  • Chytraculia P.Browne
  • Chytralia Adans.
  • Cumetea Raf.
  • Eugeniopsis O.Berg
  • Gomidesia O.Berg
  • Krugia Urb.
  • Marlierea Cambess.
  • Mozartia Urb.
  • Suzygium P.Browne
  • Wilbrandia C.Presl
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