Myrtaceae
Myrceugenia

Myrceugenia miersiana (Gardner) D.Legrand & Kausel

First published in Comun. Bot. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo 2(28): 8 (1953)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • de Oliveira Bünger, M., Scalon, V.R., Sobral, M. & Stehmann, J.R. (2012). Myrtaceae no parque estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 857-881.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Oliveira Bünger, M., Scalon, V.R., Sobral, M. & Stehmann, J.R. (2012). Myrtaceae no parque estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 857-881.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 15, 2014 Lucas, E.J.; Forzza, R.C.; Assis, L.C.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Lima, R.; Silva, B.R.; Sobral, M.; Edwards, S.; Zappi, D. [230] Brazil K000905136 No
Sep 15, 2014 Lucas, E.J.; Forzza, R.C.; Assis, L.C.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Lima, R.; Silva, B.R.; Sobral, M.; Edwards, S.; Zappi, D. [230] Brazil K000905135 No
Jul 1, 2011 Affonso, R. [170] Brazil K000566915 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Tessmann, G. [6115] Brazil K000978947 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [5712] Brazil K000276853 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [5712] Brazil K000276852 Type Yes
Külkamp, J.; Lino, V. [1393] Brazil K001766045 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0