Myrtaceae
Myrcia

Myrcia myrtillifolia DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 250 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Lucas, E. & al. (2016). A conspectus of Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 648-698.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Sobral, M., Costa Souza, M. Mazine-Capelo, F. & Lucas, E. (2010). Nomenclatural notes on Brazilian Myrtaceae. Phytotaxa 8: 51-58. [Cited as Myrcia guianensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lucas, E. & al. (2016). A conspectus of Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 648-698.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Robert, A. [435 B] Brazil K000812212 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Santos, M.F.; L. M. Borges, M. F. Simon & M. T. C. Watanabe [609] Brazil K000752571 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 de Queiroz, L.P.; Conceicao, A.S.; Carvalho-Sobrinho, J.G.; Machado, R. [15038] Brazil K000812915 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Bezerra, K.M.G. [41] Brazil K000567414 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Assis, M.C.; Pirani, J.R., Mello-Silva, R., Cordeiro, I. [0 CFCR11638] Brazil K000812289 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Bezerra, K.M.G. [10] Brazil K000567418 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Bezerra, K.M.G. [6 A] Brazil K000567415 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Staggemeier, V.G.; Staggemeier, V.R. [521] Brazil K000904053 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Lima, D. F.; Bacci, L.F. [381] Brazil K000993138 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Rosa, P. O.; Vasconcelos, T. N. [495] Brazil K000993126 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Rosa, P. O.; Vasconcelos, T. N. [509] Brazil K000993111 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Rosa, P. O.; Vasconcelos, T. N. [501] Brazil K000993131 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Morokawa, R. [458] Brazil K000993127 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Morokawa, R. [474] Brazil K000993128 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Morokawa, R. [453] Brazil K000993129 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Morokawa, R. [472] Brazil K000993130 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Staggemeier, V.R. [233] Brazil K000904070 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Klug, G. [3289] Peru K000330193 No
Faria, J.E.Q.; Villarroel, D.; Mendoza, M. [4546] Brazil K001265301 Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Bridgewater, S. [R8139] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344217 Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Bridgewater, S.; Farias, R. [R8120] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344222 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21137] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344218 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A..; Bertoldo, J. [3286] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344223 Yes
Riedel [2491] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000261557 Type Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; de Castro, R.; Ferreira, A. [10856] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000331763 Yes
Harley, R.M. [11520] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344227 Yes
Duarte, L. [37642] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344226 Yes
Ramos, J.F.; Sousa, R. [R&S45] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344231 Yes
Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.G. [309/1078] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344224 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; de Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; de Castro, R.A.; Andrelinho. [R1974] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344233 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21163] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344228 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21162] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344230 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J. [R4346] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344221 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10516] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344234 Yes
Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.G. [427/1206] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344232 Yes
Richards, P.W. [6869] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344215 Yes
Bridgewater, S.; Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J. [S1076] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344216 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4107] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344214 Yes
Gifford, D.R. [G103] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344225 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21163] Brazil Myrcia rorida K000344229 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21132] Brazil Myrcia paracatuensis var. pumila K000331757 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21131] Brazil Myrcia paracatuensis var. pumila K000344049 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21132] Brazil Myrcia paracatuensis var. pumila K000344048 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21131] Brazil Myrcia paracatuensis var. pumila K000344050 Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21164] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344220 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21164] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344219 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [1574] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344208 Yes
Salzmann [0] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000018606 Yes
Blanchet [1920] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000013343 Yes
Blanchet [1919] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000013345 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11982] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344209 Isotype Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344210 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [16054] Brazil Myrcia rubella K000344206 Yes
Riedel, L. [491] Brazil Myrcia dictyophylla K000262055 Type Yes
Riedel [491] Brazil Myrcia dictyophylla K000261388 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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