Myrtaceae

Plinia Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 516 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras

Recorded in error in:

Guatemala

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 15, 2024 Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Aguilar, R. [529] Costa Rica K001265407 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Hatschbach, G.G. [21700] Brazil K001021330 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Staggemeier, V.G.; Souza, M.C. [25 920 cf.] Brazil K000812776 No
Dec 1, 2013 Gottsberger, G.,, Doring, J. [59] Brazil K000812266 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Maceda, A.P. [1192] Peru K000565218 No
Mar 1, 2007 Janovec, J.P.; Centeno, P.; Maceda, P. [2564] Peru K000276221 No
Sep 15, 2006 Folli, D.A. [3596] Brazil K000276091 Yes
Feb 1, 2005 J.J. De Granville et al [12832] French Guiana K000170335 No
Jan 1, 2004 Mattos Silva, L.A.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [2661] Brazil K000684635 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Mattos Silva, L.A.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [2661] Brazil K000170457 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 de Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W.; dos Santos, T.S., et al. [3675] Brazil K000170464 Yes
Zappi, D.C. [1783] Brazil K000652418 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Smith, R.C. Brazil K001177657 Yes
Jimenez, Q.; Sanchez, P. [586] Costa Rica K000277023 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0