Myrcia A.P. de Candolle.
A genus of more than 800 species, trees and shrubs, of the Neotropics. Recent studies suggest that Calyptranthes should be combined into Myrcia as section Calyptranthes (Lucas et al. 2018, Santos et al. 2017, Wilson et al. 2016). Habitat: A genus of…
References: Burton et al. (2022); Burton, Campbell, & Lucas (2021); Holst (2021) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021); Lourenço et al. (2018); Lucas et al. (2018); Santos et al. (2017); Wilson (1960c); Wilson et al. (2016); Wilson In Kubitzki (2011). Show full citations.
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