Myrtaceae
Myrcianthes

Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh

First published in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 485 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Barrie, F.R. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Kawasaki, M.L., Holst, B.K. & Pérez, A.J. (2019). Flora of Ecuador 136: 1-187. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Myrcianthes montana.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • McVaugh, Fieldiana Bot. 29: 485 (1963).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew’s Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.625.1.6. epublication.
  • Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Lucas, E., et al. [1111] Dominican Republic K000566254 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Wood, J.R.I. [10134] Bolivia K000277095 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [208] Mexico K000752385 Yes
s.coll. [304] Cuba K004208418 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3595] Mexico K000752391 Yes
Wright, C. [2454] Cuba K004208421 Yes
Dominguez, H.G. [0 HGD 2009] Mexico K000812286 No
[Botteri] [1009] K000277416 Yes
Clase, T.; Rodríguez, R.; Encarnacion, W.; Villanueva, M.; Toribio, P. [9170] Dominican Republic K004208445 Yes
Grifo, F.T.; Matuszak, J. [224] Dominican Republic K004208446 Yes
Hamilton, M. [552] Turks and Caicos Islands K000367670 Yes
DeWolf, G.P. [160] Costa Rica K004208408 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10134] Bolivia K004208489 Yes
Hollis, D. [5] Costa Rica K004208410 Yes
Estrada, A. [925] Costa Rica K004208414 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [709] Saint Kitts and Nevis K004208440 Yes
Chacon, R.; Estrada, A.; Quesada, A.; Otros [350] Costa Rica K004208412 Yes
Harris, W. [5411] Jamaica K004208425 Yes
Purdie, W. [s.n.] Jamaica K004208434 Yes
Barrier, S. [3024] Guadeloupe K004208435 Yes
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Bogarín, D. [535] Costa Rica K004208407 Yes
Seemann [s.n.] Panama K004208493 Yes
Simpson, C.T. [s.n.] United States K004208402 Yes
Sintensis, P. [1859] Puerto Rico K000276335 Lectotype Yes
Harper, R.M. [106] United States K004208403 Yes
Botteri [1036] K000752384 Yes
H. von Türckheim [3464] Dominican Republic K004208642 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [1240] K004208405 Yes
Eggers [2363] Dominican Republic K004208443 Yes
Seemann [1150] Panama K004208491 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [1060] Dominican Republic K004208442 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [404] Mexico K000277415 Yes
Rugel [230] United States K004208401 Yes
[M. Diablo] [957] Jamaica K004208428 Yes
Proctor, G.R. [32035] Panama K004208411 Yes
Smith, H.H. [402] Colombia K004208492 Yes
[Samichrast] [1009] Mexico K000277414 Yes
Liogier, A. [20582] Dominican Republic K004208449 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5588] Mexico K000752387 Yes
Wright, C. [2453] Cuba K004208417 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K004208438 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [982] United States K004208396 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12008] Jamaica K004208427 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [22662] Nicaragua K004208406 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [s.n.] United States K004208395 Yes
Aguilar, R.; Madrigal, M. [3363] Costa Rica K004208409 Yes
Eggers [2434] Dominican Republic K004208441 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [222] Mexico K000752386 Yes
Rehder, A. [736] United States K004208399 Yes
MacFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica K004208426 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2764] Mexico K000752389 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [16350] Mexico K000277413 Yes
Otto, E. [248] Cuba K000276333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K99] Costa Rica K004208413 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [6597] Cuba K004208419 Yes
Bernardi [10826] Venezuela K004208490 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6178] Mexico K000752396 Yes
Hooker; Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K004208436 Yes
Davidse, G.; Miller, J.S. [28127] Venezuela K004208495 Yes
Harris, W.H. [9307] Jamaica K004208429 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P.; Aguirre, N.; Aldaz, I. [2594] Ecuador K004208497 Yes
Small, J.K. [8287] United States K004208398 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2764] Mexico K000752388 Yes
Hooker; Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K004208437 Yes
Harris, W. [5220] Jamaica K004208424 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [16350] Mexico K000752395 Yes
Rehder, A. [892] United States K004208394 Yes
Haber, W.A.; Zuchowski, W.; Bello, E. [11057] Costa Rica K004208415 Yes
Watt, D. [5024] Jamaica K004208423 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H4307] Haiti K004208444 Yes
[Botteri] [1009] K000277417 Yes
Grifo, F.T.; Matuszak, J. [225] Dominican Republic K004208447 Yes
Grifo, F.T.; Matuszak, J. [153] Dominican Republic K004208448 Yes
Ortega Ortiz, R.V. [257] Mexico K000752392 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K004208430 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [104924] Venezuela K004208496 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3319] Mexico K000752390 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [6531] Cuba K004208422 Yes
Simpson, C.T. [s.n.] United States K004208400 Yes
Smith, H.H. [434] Colombia K004208494 Yes
Wright, C. [2453] Cuba K004208420 Yes
Garber, A.P. [38] United States K004208397 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8577] Bahamas, The Eugenia lucayana K001002545 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [2583] Cuba Eugenia lucayana K001002543 Yes
Brace [409] Bahamas, The Eugenia lucayana K001002548 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8846] Bahamas, The Eugenia lucayana K001002547 Yes
Northrop, J.I.; Northrop, A.R. [696] Bahamas, The Eugenia lucayana K001002546 Yes
Wilson, P. [8343] Bahamas, The Eugenia lucayana K001002544 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5818] Colombia Myrcianthes dugandii K004208481 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5818] Colombia Myrcianthes dugandii K004208480 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0