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Nomenclature: wfo-0000447382

Myrica cerifera L. Sp. Pl. : 1024 (1753)

Nomenclatural References

• literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 1024. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
• person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
• database : IPNI record: 166220-2
• database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2500717
• database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: kew-2500717

Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-12 classification

Placement: Code > Plantae Haeckel > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Angiosperms > Fagales Engl. > Myricaceae Rich. ex Kunth > Myrica L. > Myrica cerifera L.

Synonyms

• Lacistema alterum Spreng.
• Lacistema berteroanum Schult.
• Myrica verrucosa Raf.
• Myrica xalapensis Kunth
• Myrica domingana C.DC.
• Myrica microstachya Krug & Urb.
• Myrica microcarpa Benth.
• Myrica reticulata Krug & Urb.
• Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
• Myrica pusilla Raf.
• Myrica jamaicensis R.A.Howard & Proctor
• Myrica altera C.DC.
• Myrica apiculata Urb. & Ekman
• Morella cerifera (L.) Small
• Morella pumila (Michx.) Small
• Myrica mexicana var. subglabra A.Chev.
• Myrica mexicana var. fastuosa A.Chev.
• Cerophora angustifolia Raf.
• Cerophora inodora Raf.
• Cerophora lanceolata Raf.
• Cerophora spicans Raf.
• Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small
• Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small
• Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx.
• Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl.
• Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small
• Pimecaria odorata Raf.
• Morella domingana (C.DC.) Carlquist
• Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev.
• Myrica microcarpa var. angustifolia C.DC.
• Myrica polycarpa M.Martens & Galeotti
• Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Michx.
• Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia Aiton

Facets

Life Form: Tree (4); Shrub (5).

Countries (ISO): Bahamas (the) [BS] (1); Belize [BZ] (1); Bermuda [BM] (1); Cayman Islands (the) [KY] (1); Costa Rica [CR] (1); Cuba [CU] (1); Dominican Republic (the) [DO] (1); El Salvador [SV] (1); Guatemala [GT] (1); Honduras [HN] (1); Jamaica [JM] (1); Mexico [MX] (5); Nicaragua [NI] (1); Panama [PA] (1); Puerto Rico [PR] (1); Turks and Caicos Islands (the) [TC] (1); United States of America (the) [US] (15).

IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern (1).

Taxonomic References

• database : POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166220-2 Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].