As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
species
Myrsine africana
This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 196 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000448784.
Literature
Synonyms of Myrsine africana
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrica montana | Symb. Bot. 2: 99 (1791) | wfo-0000447453 | ||
| Myrsine acuta | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 141 (1796) | wfo-0000448786 | ||
| Myrsine rotundifolia | Encycl. 4: 194 (1797) | wfo-0000449025 | ||
| Myrsine retusa | Hort. Kew. 1: 271 (1789) | wfo-0000449034 | ||
| Myrsine scabra | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 282 (1788) | wfo-0000449044 | ||
| Myrsine glabra | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 282 (1788) | wfo-0000449112 | ||
| Samara potama | Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 146 (1825) | wfo-0000506200 | ||
| Buxus dioica | Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 159 (1775) | wfo-0000576490 | ||
| Myrsine bifaria | Fl. Ind. 2: 296 (1824) | wfo-0001085795 | ||
| Myrsine bottensis | Prodr. 8: 93 (1844) | wfo-0001085797 | ||
| Myrsine africana var. retusa | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 105 (1834) | — | wfo-0001085919 | |
| Myrsine potama | Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 146 (1825) | wfo-0001085920 | ||
| Myrsine africana var. bifaria | Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 6: 82 (1883) | — | wfo-0001085921 | |
| Myrsine microphylla | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 149 (1913) | wfo-0001085922 | ||
| Myrsine vacciniifolia | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 87 (1915) | wfo-0001085923 | ||
| Myrsine africana var. africana | – | – | — | wfo-0001085924 |
| Myrsine africana var. acuminata | Fl. Yunnanica 1: 378 (1977) | wfo-0001085925 | ||
| Rhamnus myrtillus | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 535 (1913) | wfo-0001131319 | ||
| Myrsine africana var. glandulosa | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 15: 47 (1995) | wfo-0001236068 |