Myrcia
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Myrcia is a genus of the flowering plant
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 albobrunnea
    Myrcia albobrunnea
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 almasensis
    Myrcia almasensis
    Myrcia 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 calcicola
    Myrcia calcicola
    Myrcia 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 crassimarginata
    Myrcia crassimarginata
    Myrcia 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 fasciata
    Myrcia fasciata
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 fosteri
    Myrcia fosteri
    Myrcia 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 grandiflora
    Myrcia grandiflora
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 lineata
    Myrcia lineata
    Myrcia 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 Lamarck
    Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck , often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist...

    ) DC.
    A. P. de Candolle
    Augustin 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 paganii
    Myrcia paganii
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 pentagona
    Myrcia pentagona
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 skeldingii
    Myrcia skeldingii
    Myrcia 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 sphaerocarpa
    Myrcia sphaerocarpa
    Myrcia 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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 Candolle
    Augustin 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...

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