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Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022.[4][5] They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions.[6][4] Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.[7][3]
Myrcia | |
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Myrcia rostrata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Myrcia DC.[1] |
Type species | |
Myrcia bracteolaris[2][3] (Poir.) DC. | |
Synonyms[1][4] | |
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