Myricaceae

Myrica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1024 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Angola, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, British Columbia, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Rwanda, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Yukon, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Illinois, Marianas, Ogasawara-shoto

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 307.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 23, 2005 Argent, G. [C87161] Indonesia K000351325 Yes
Sep 23, 2005 Stone, B.C., et al. [775] Philippines K000351326 Yes
unknown [4625] K000243552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moss, C.E. [6828] South Africa K000243562 Type Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K000906093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mohtar, A.; et al. [S. 65116] Malaysia K001871681 Yes
Hahn, W.; Grifo, F. [4993] Venezuela K001636859 No
Wild, H. [4587] Zimbabwe K000243534 Type No
Zehyer, C.L.P. [3875] South Africa K000243540 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zehyer, C.L.P. [3875] South Africa K000243541 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000243542 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 26, 2006 Hartweg, K.T. [1380] Colombia Morella K000899942 Type Yes
Rabarivola, M.L. [RML 464] Madagascar Morella K001037070 No
Soinin, S.; Jamis, A.; Jamirus, J.; Jusly, J. [SAN 151065] Malaysia Morella K001871682 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

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