Myrica pensylvanica

Myrica pensylvanica

Myrica pensylvanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Myricaceae
Genus: Myrica
Species: Myrica pensylvanica

Name

Myrica pensylvanica Mirb., 1804

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cerothamnus pensylvanicus (Mirb.) Moldenke in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 16 (1937)
  • Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz in Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. 1(Nomencl. Innov.): 18 (1999)
• Heterotypic
  • Morella macfarlanei (Youngken) Kartesz in Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. 1(Nomencl. Innov.): 17 (1999)
  • Myrica cerifera var. frutescens Castigl. in Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 302 (1790)
  • Myrica macfarlanei Youngken in Contr. Bot. Lab. Morris Arbor. Univ. Pennsylvania 4: 355 (1919)
  • Myrica pensylvanica f. parvifolia T.W.Wells in Rhodora 70: 453 (1968)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Myrica pensylvanica Continental:Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I. Introduced into: Great Britain, Netherlands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mirbel, C.F.B. de in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, 1894. Traité des arbres et arbustes qui se cultivent en France en pleine terre, nouv. éd., 2: 190

Additional references

• Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrica pensylvanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrica pensylvanica. Published online. Accessed: April 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Myrica pensylvanica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Myrica pensylvanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: northern bayberry

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