Myrcia
Encyclopedia
Myrcia is a genus of the flowering plant
family
Myrtaceae
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Selected species
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
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Selected species
- Myrcia albobrunneaMyrcia albobrunneaMyrcia albobrunnea is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia albo-tomentosa DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia almasensisMyrcia almasensisMyrcia almasensis is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia bella Cambess.
- Myrcia calcicolaMyrcia calcicolaMyrcia calcicola is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica and is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia citrifolia (Aubl.) Urban - Red rodwood
- Myrcia crassimarginataMyrcia crassimarginataMyrcia crassimarginata is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia fasciataMyrcia fasciataMyrcia fasciata is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Bazante, G. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia formosiana DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia fosteriMyrcia fosteriMyrcia fosteri is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia grandifloraMyrcia grandifloraMyrcia grandiflora is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-References:* Pires O'Brien, J. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia laruotheana Cambess.
- Myrcia lasiantha DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia lineataMyrcia lineataMyrcia lineata is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-References:* Pires O'Brien, J. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia multiflora (Lam.Jean-Baptiste LamarckJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck , often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist...
) DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium... - Myrcia paganiiMyrcia paganiiMyrcia paganii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.Myrcia paganii is listed as endangered by the United States and Puerto Rico. It is classified as a perennial tree or shrub. There is a US Fish and Wildlife recovery plan in process.-External links:* World...
- Myrcia pallens DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia pentagonaMyrcia pentagonaMyrcia pentagona is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia rostrata DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia skeldingiiMyrcia skeldingiiMyrcia skeldingii was a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It was endemic to Jamaica. It became extinct due to habitat loss.-References:* Kelly, D.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Myrcia sphaerocarpaMyrcia sphaerocarpaMyrcia sphaerocarpa is native to the Amazon Basin of Latin America. The root extract, known as "Pedra Hume de Kaá" is used by the natives as a powerful healing poultice. Research has been conducted on it in Brazil as an anti-diabetic drug.-See also:...
DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium... - Myrcia speciosa
- Myrcia tomentosa DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
- Myrcia uberavensis O.Berg
- Myrcia uniflora
- Myrcia venulosa DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...