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Mitranthes
Sign in to saveMitranthes is a formerly accepted genus of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was described as a genus in 1856. , it is regarded by Plants of the World Online as a synonym of the genus Psidium, although many of its former species have been moved to the genus Myrcia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, IAC, UEFS
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil
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Mitranthes is a formerly accepted genus of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was described as a genus in 1856. , it is regarded by Plants of the World Online as a synonym of the genus Psidium, although many of its former species have been moved to the genus Myrcia.
Former species include: Mitranthes clarendonensis (Proctor) Proctor → Myrcia clarendonensis Mitranthes macrophylla Proctor → Myrcia asperorum Mitranthes nivea Proctor → Myrcia chionantha
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mitranthes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.