Blepharocalyx

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.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador, Guyana, Leeward Is., Paraguay

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 225
With media: 50
Family: Myrtaceae
Collections: NY, UFPE, MO, ASU, UFRGS, JBB
Recorded in: Brazil, Brasil, Bolivia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Myrtaceae
Image: Blepharocalyx gigantea Horco Molle.jpg

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Commons category: Blepharocalyx
taxon name: Blepharocalyx
topic's main category: Category:Blepharocalyx
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1507

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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. Accepted species Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. - Chile Blepharocalyx eggersii (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum - Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil Blepharocalyx myriophyllus Mattos - Minas Gerais Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth.) O.Berg - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

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