Myricaceae
Myrica

Myrica arborea Hutch.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 134 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, Cameroon. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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: 309.
  • in Kew Bull. 1917: 234

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13573] Cameroon Morella arborea K000580140 No
Aug 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4385] Cameroon Morella arborea K000008247 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [7253] Cameroon Morella arborea K000027242 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8705] Cameroon Morella arborea K000678129 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [5885] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181800 Yes
Aug 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14391] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181801 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10932] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181802 Yes
Tadjouteu, F. [500] Cameroon Morella arborea K000875633 Yes
Etuge, M.; Pollard, B. [3641] Cameroon Morella arborea K001518060 Yes
Mann G. [1203] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181812 Type Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5410] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181798 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [457] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181811 Yes
Morton, J.K. [851] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181807 Yes
Mann G. [2185] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181813 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3097] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181799 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9381] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181803 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6804] Cameroon Morella arborea K000181808 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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 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