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Myrrhinium
Sign in to saveMyrrhinium is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It contains only one recognized species, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, native to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S + SE Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- UNIVILLE, MNHN, PUC-RS, UFPR, UNB, UFSC
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Cuba
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Myrrhinium
- topic's main category
- Category:Myrrhinium
- Commons category
- Myrrhinium
- has fruit type
- berry
- taxonomic type
- Myrrhinium atropurpureum
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Myrrhinium is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It contains only one recognized species, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, native to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S + SE Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina). Varieties Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. atropurpureum – SE Brazil Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. octandrum Benth. – (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina
==References==
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