Myrcia

Myrcia
Myrcia rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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
  • 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

Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.

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