Myrceugenia is a genus of evergreen woody flowering trees and shrubs belonging to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1855.Berg, Otto Karl. 1855. Linnaea 27: 5, 131-135 in LatinTropicos, Myrceugenia O. Berg The genus is native to South America from central Brazil to southern Chile.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is closely related to the genus Luma; some botanists include Myrceugenia in that genus.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.
Myrceugenia schulzei is endemic to Alejandro Selkirk Island in the Juan Fernández Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean west of the Chilean coast. Nothomyrcia fernandeziana, which is endemic to nearby Robinson Crusoe Island, was formerly placed in Myrceugenia but is now considered the sole species of genus Northomyrcia. Both are prominent trees in the lowland and lower montane forests of the islands.
Species 46 species are currently accepted.
Myrceugenia acutiflora – S. Brazil Myrceugenia alpigena – Brazil Myrceugenia bananalensis – Brasilia D.F. Myrceugenia basicordata – Santa Catarina Myrceugenia bocaiuvensis – Paraná Myrceugenia bracteosa – S. Brazil Myrceugenia brevipedicellata – Minas Gerais, São Paulo Myrceugenia × bridgesii – central Chile Myrceugenia camargoana – Rio Grande do Sul Myrceugenia campestris – S. Brazil Myrceugenia chrysocarpa – S. Chile, S. Argentina Myrceugenia colchaguensis – C. Chile Myrceugenia correifolia – C. Chile Myrceugenia cucullata – S. Brazil Myrceugenia decussata – São Paulo Myrceugenia × diemii – C. Chile, S. Argentina Myrceugenia euosma – S. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Misiones Myrceugenia exsucca – C. – S. Chile, S. Argentina Myrceugenia foveolata – S. Brazil Myrceugenia franciscensis – São Paulo, Paraná Myrceugenia gertii – S. Brazil Myrceugenia glaucescens – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina Myrceugenia hamoniana – Santa Catarina Myrceugenia hatschbachii – Paraná Myrceugenia hoehnei – São Paulo, Santa Catarina Myrceugenia joinvillensis – Santa Catarina Myrceugenia kleinii – São Paulo, Santa Catarina Myrceugenia lanceolata – C. Chile Myrceugenia leptospermoides – C. Chile Myrceugenia mesomischa – Rio Grande do Sul Myrceugenia miersiana – S. + E. Brazil Myrceugenia myrcioides – S. + E. Brazil Myrceugenia myrtoides – S. Brazil, Uruguay Myrceugenia obtusa – C. Chile Myrceugenia ovalifolia – São Paulo, Paraná Myrceugenia ovata – S. + SE Brazil, S. Argentina, C. + S. Chile Myrceugenia oxysepala – S. Brazil Myrceugenia parvifolia – central and southern Chile Myrceugenia pilotantha – S. Brazil Myrceugenia pinifolia – C. Chile Myrceugenia planipes – S. Chile, Neuquén Myrceugenia reitzii – S. Brazil Myrceugenia rufa – C. Chile Myrceugenia rufescens – S. Brazil Myrceugenia schulzei – Alejandro Selkirk Island Myrceugenia scutellata – S. Brazil Myrceugenia seriatoramosa – SE Brazil Myrceugenia venosa – Santa Catarina
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Myrceugenia en Enciclopedia de la flora Chilena Pictures and information of Myrceugenia colchaguensis , Myrceugenia correifolia , , Myrceugenia leptospermoides , Myrceugenia obtusa and Myrceugenia rufa