''Myrcianthes'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(3): 315
in LatinTropicos, ''Myrcianthes'' O. Berg
/ref> They are native to Central and

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, the

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, and southern

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Taxonomy

Accepted species:

References

External links

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