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| Myrcianthes fragrans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrcianthes |
| Species: | M. fragrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh
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Myrcianthes fragrans, commonly known as twinberry[1] or Simpson's stopper, is a tree in the family of Myrtaceae, native to Florida, the United States Virgin Islands, other countries within the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. It is a common tree in moist tropical forests of the region.[2]
- ^ NRCS. "Myrcianthes fragrans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Acevedo-Rogriguez, P. (1996). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, vol. 78.