Myrcia DC.

  • Family

    Myrtaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Myrcia DC.

  • Description

    Author: Maria Lúcia Kawasaki

    Description: Inflorescences paniculate, the bracteoles usually deciduous; hypanthium prolonged or not above ovary apex; calyx lobes 5, free, persistent; petals 5; ovary 2-locular, the ovules 2 per locule, the stigma punctiform. Fruits usually red to back, crowned by the calyx lobes. Seeds 1 or 2, the seed coat membranous; embryo myrcioid.

    Diversity and distribution: Ca. 300 species in the Neotropics.

    Taxonomic notes: This generic description was prepared for the Plants and Lichens of Saba.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Myrcia: [Article] Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

    Myrcia: [Article] Maguire, Bassett. 1969. The botany of the Guayana Highland-part VIII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 1-290.

    Myrcia DC.: [Article] Maguire, Bassett. 1969. The botany of the Guayana Highland-part VIII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 1-290.