Myrcianthes

Myrcianthes
Myrcianthes leucoxyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrcianthes
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • Acreugenia Kausel
  • Anamomis Griseb.
  • Aspidogenia Burret
  • Reichea Kausel
  • Reicheia Kausel
  • Pseudomyrcianthes Kausel

Myrcianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.[1][2] They are native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida.[3]

  1. ^ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, Myrcianthes O. Berg
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families