Myrtaceae
Myrcia

Myrcia nivea Cambess.

First published in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 332 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Brazil. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fernandes Lima, D., Goldenberg, R. & Lucas, E. (2018). Taxonomic novelties in Myrcia guianensis and allied species (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), including mass-typification in a large and taxonomically challenging group. Kew Bulletin 73(5): 1-17.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Oliveira Rosa, P. & Romero, R. (2012). O gênero Myrcia (Myrtaceae) nos campos rupestres de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 613-633.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Oliveira Rosa, P. & Romero, R. (2012). O gênero Myrcia (Myrtaceae) nos campos rupestres de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 613-633.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2015 Santos, M.F.; C. O. Andrino, L. M. Borges & M. T. C. Watanabe [593] Brazil K000752576 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Trad, R. J. [538] Brazil K000993143 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lima, D. F.; Morokawa, R. [471] Brazil K000993122 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [1570] Brazil K000812219 Yes
Apr 4, 2005 Pirani, J.R., et al. [1649] Brazil K000261318 Yes
Feb 1, 1994 Kirkbride, Jr.,, J.H. [4568] Brazil K000343955 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Glaziou, A.F.M. [19373] Brazil K000343957 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S. [6256] Brazil K000343954 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R. [8185] Brazil K000262375 Yes
Pohl [1093] Brazil K000261559 Syntype Yes
Gardner, G. [4652] Brazil K000262304 No
Gardner, G. [4652] Brazil K000343959 Yes
Pohl [1093] Brazil K000261560 Type Yes
Bezerra, K.M.G. [24] Brazil K000567423 Yes
Lima, D. F.; Rosa, P. O.; Vasconcelos, T. N. [492] Brazil K000993132 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21156] Brazil K000343956 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21156] Brazil K000343958 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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