Myrcianthes
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Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plant
s in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae
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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...
s in the myrtle family, 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
- Myrcianthes apiculata O.Berg
- Myrcianthes callicomaMyrcianthes callicomaMyrcianthes callicoma is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
McVaughRogers McVaughRogers McVaugh was a research professor of botany and the UNC Herbarium's curator of Mexican plants. He was also Adjunct Research Scientist of the Hunt Institute in Carnegie Mellon University and a Professor Emeritus of botany in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.-Biography:Born in New York... - Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh – Twinberry, Twinberry Stopper
- Myrcianthes irregularisMyrcianthes irregularisMyrcianthes irregularis is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Bazante, G. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
McVaugh - Myrcianthes mato (Griseb.) McVaugh
- Myrcianthes oreophilaMyrcianthes oreophilaMyrcianthes oreophila is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
(Diels) McVaugh - Myrcianthes osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaugh
- Myrcianthes pungensMyrcianthes pungensMyrcianthes pungens is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Barroso, G.M. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
(O.Berg) D.Legrand - Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaugh
Formerly placed here
- Hexachlamys edulis (O.Berg) Kausel & D.Legrand (as M. edulis O.Berg)