Myrica cerifera

Myrica cerifera

Myrica cerifera

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 cerifera

Name

Myrica cerifera L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cerothamnus cerifer (L.) Small in Fl. Miami: 61 (1913)
  • Morella cerifera (L.) Small in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 337 (1903)
• Heterotypic
  • Lacistema alterum Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 20 (1822)
  • Lacistema berteroanum Schult. in Mant. 1: 66 (1822)
  • Cerophora angustifolia Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
  • Cerophora inodora Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
  • Cerophora lanceolata Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
  • Cerophora spicans Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 12 (1838)
  • Morella domingana (C.DC.) Carlquist in Aliso 21: 8 (2002)
  • Myrica altera C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 595 (1868)
  • Myrica apiculata Urb. & Ekman in Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 13 (1929), non. Saporta (1868), fossil name.
  • Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia Aiton in Hort. Kew. 3: 396 (1789)
  • Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl. in Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 302 (1790)
  • Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 228 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 265 (1901)
  • Myrica domingana C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 154 (1864)
  • Myrica jamaicensis R.A.Howard & Proctor in J. Arnold Arbor. 39: 104 (1958)
  • Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 1011 (1809)
  • Myrica mexicana var. fastuosa A.Chev. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 280 (1901)
  • Myrica mexicana var. subglabra A.Chev. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 280 (1901)
  • Myrica microcarpa Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 266 (1846)
  • Myrica microcarpa var. angustifolia C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 149 (1864)
  • Myrica microstachya Krug & Urb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 361 (1892)
  • Myrica polycarpa M.Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(2): 134 (1843)
  • Myrica reticulata Krug & Urb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 360 (1892)
  • Myrica verrucosa Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 9 (1838)
  • Myrica xalapensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 16 (1817)
  • Pimecaria odorata Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 64 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Myrica cerifera Continental:Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Introduced into: Hawaii, Illinois References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1024. Reference page. :

Additional references

• Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. [Cited as Morella cerifera.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrica cerifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrica cerifera. Published online. Accessed: April 10 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Myrica cerifera. 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 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Myrica cerifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Wax Myrtle

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