''Blepharocalyx'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

first described as a genus in 1854.Tropicos, ''Blepharocalyx'' O.Berg
/ref> It is native to South America and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Blepharocalyx''
/ref>McVaugh, R. 1989. Myrtaceae. In: Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands 5: 463–532. ;Accepted species # ''

Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii ''Temu cruckshanksii'' (Mapudungun: ''temu'') is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss. The purported variety "Heaven Scent" sold commercially is likely just the unimproved plant. Tax ...

'' (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. - Chile # ''

Blepharocalyx eggersii ''Blepharocalyx'' is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to South America and the West Indies.McVaugh, R. 1989. Myrtaceae. In: Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and W ...

'' (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum - Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil # ''

Blepharocalyx myriophyllus ''Blepharocalyx'' is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to South America and the West Indies.McVaugh, R. 1989. Myrtaceae. In: Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and W ...

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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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Blepharocalyx salicifolius ''Blepharocalyx'' is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to South America and the West Indies.McVaugh, R. 1989. Myrtaceae. In: Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and W ...

'' (Kunth.) O.Berg - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

References

Myrtaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Neotropical realm flora {{Myrtaceae-stub