Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1856. They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.
Taxonomy
Accepted species:
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Scientific name
Common name
Distribution
Myrcianthes borealis McVaugh
Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes bradeana Mattos & D.Legrand
Minas Gerais
Myrcianthes callicoma McVaugh
Tucumán, Bolivia
Myrcianthes cavalcantei Mattos
Roraima
Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O.Berg
S Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
Myrcianthes coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Landrum & Grifo
lucumillo
Coquimbo
Myrcianthes crebrifolia (Steyerm.) McVaugh
Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes cymosa (O.Berg) Mattos
SE Brazil
Myrcianthes discolor (Kunth) McVaugh
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes esnardiana (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
Massif de la Hotte
Myrcianthes ferreyrae (McVaugh) McVaugh
Peru
Myrcianthes fimbriata (Kunth) McVaugh
Peru, Ecuador
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh
twinberry, twinberry stopper
from Mexico + Florida to Peru
Myrcianthes gigantea (D.Legrand) D.Legrand
S Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones
Myrcianthes hallii (O.Berg) McVaugh
Arrayán de Quito
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Myrcianthes indifferens (McVaugh) McVaugh
Peru
Myrcianthes karsteniana (Klotzsch ex O.Berg) McVaugh
Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lanosa McVaugh
Cajamarca (Peru)
Myrcianthes leucoxyla (Ortega) McVaugh
Arrayán blanco
Colombia, Venezuela
Myrcianthes lindleyana (Kunth) McVaugh
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaugh
Bolivia, NW Argentina
Myrcianthes minimifolia (McVaugh) McVaugh
Peru, Jujuy (Argentina)
Myrcianthes monteucalyptoides Proença & L.V.S.Jenn.
Peru
Myrcianthes myrsinoides (Kunth) Grifo
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh
Peru, Bolivia
Myrcianthes orthostemon (O.Berg) Grifo
Colombia, Venezuela,...
