As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Myrica
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1024 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000025124.
Literature
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Synonyms of Myrica
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angeia | Elys. Marian., Ferns : [s.p.] (1906) | wfo-4000002081 | ||
| Cerophora | Alsogr. Amer. : 11 (1838) | wfo-4000007428 | ||
| Cerothamnus | Elys. Marian., Ferns : 41 (1910) | wfo-4000007432 | ||
| Faya | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 272 (1847) | wfo-4000014632 | ||
| Fayana | Alsogr. Amer. : 12 (1838) | wfo-4000014633 | ||
| Gale | Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 253 (1755) | wfo-4000015205 | ||
| Morella | Fl. Cochinch. : 548 (1790) | wfo-4000024833 | ||
| Pimecaria | Alsogr. Amer. : 64 (1838) | wfo-4000029747 |
Species in Myrica ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Myrica:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrica arabica | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 749 (1806) | wfo-0000448157 | ||
| Myrica australasica | Pl. Fitzalan. 7. | wfo-0000447442 | ||
| Myrica burbankii | Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 221 (1901) | wfo-0000453710 | ||
| Myrica burmani | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2.1): 149. 1864 [late Dec 1864] | wfo-0001085117 | ||
| Myrica carolenensis | Hist. Fis. Cuba 11: 231. 1850 | wfo-0000447402 | ||
| Myrica caya f. nanophylla | Cuad. Bot. Canaria 25: 44. 1975 | wfo-0001326128 | ||
| Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2.1): 149. 1864 [late Dec 1864] | wfo-0001394876 | ||
| Myrica diversifolia | The cretaceous and tertiary floras ; 1883 148, pl.25,f.6 1883 | — | wfo-0001013346 | |
| Myrica esquirolii | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 537 (1913) | wfo-0000447389 | ||
| Myrica fallax | Prodr. 3: 244 1828 | — | wfo-0001279989 | |
| Myrica fuscata | Alsogr. Amer. : 9 (1838) | wfo-0000447395 | ||
| Myrica gale subsp. tomentosa | – | wfo-0001367160 | ||
| Myrica heterophylla var. heterophylla | – | – | — | wfo-0001085129 |
| Myrica holtzii | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 290 (1917) | wfo-0000447388 | ||
| Myrica latiloba | Flora tertiaria Helvetiae ; 1854 176, t.150,f.12-15 1859 | — | wfo-0001014753 | |
| Myrica latiloba var. acutiloba | Contributions to the fossil flora of the western territories. Part II. The Tertiary flora ; 1878 134, t.17,f.13 1878 | — | wfo-0001014754 | |
| Myrica mairei | Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 25: 40 (1915) | wfo-0001221141 | ||
| Myrica multiflora | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 244. 1828 [Mar 1828] | wfo-0001349789 | ||
| Myrica nagi | Syst. Veg., ed. 14. : 884 (1784) | wfo-0000447458 | ||
| Myrica ovata | Beitr. Bot. 2: 3 (1825) | wfo-0000447445 | ||
| Myrica rivas-martinezii | Fund. Juan March, Ser. Univ. Ci. Agrar 114: 45 (1980) | wfo-0000447464 | ||
| Myrica roraimae | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 273 (1887) | wfo-0000447462 | ||
| Myrica salicifolia subsp. kilimandscharica | – | — | wfo-0001085137 | |
| Myrica tinctoria | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 15: 190, t. 4, f. 5-6 1858 | wfo-1000065394 | ||
| Myrica tomentosa var. latifolia | Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 1: 319. 1901 | wfo-0001394878 | ||
| Myrica trifoliata | Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 5: 447 (1804) | wfo-0000447290 | ||
| Myrica undulata | Alsogr. Amer. : 10 (1838) | wfo-0000447288 |