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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

271.0000 Family Myricaceae Rich. ex Kunth; F. W. H. A. von Humb., Bonpl. & C. S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: ed. qu.: 16 (1817), nom. cons.
4 genera, 47 spp.
Species listed in database: 48
= Canacomyricaceae Baum.-Bod. ex Doweld; Byull. Mosk. Obshch. Ispyt. Prir., Biol. 105(5): 59 (2000)
271.0203 Genus Morella Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 548 (1790)
Distribution: tropics and subtropics. Often re-included in Myrica s. l.
Species listed in database: 44
= Angeia Tidestr.; Elys. Marian., Ferns: s.p. (1906)
= Cerophora Raf.; Alsog. Am. 11 (1838)
= Cerothamnus Tidestr.; Elysium Marianum, 41 (1910)
= Faya Webb & Berthel.; Phyt. Canar. 3: 272 1836 (1850)
= Fayana Raf.; Alsog. Am. 12 (1838)
= Pimecaria Raf.; Alsog. Am. 64 (1838)
species :
Morella adenophora (Hance) J.Herb.; Novon 15(2): 293 (2005)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi); Taiwan
36 CHI 38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica adenophora f. major Y.C.Wu; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 169 (1941)
= Myrica adenophora Hance; J. Bot. 21(12): 357 (1883)
= Myrica adenophora var. kusanoi Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 285-286b (1911)
species :
Morella arborea (Hutch.) Cheek; Cheek et al., Pl. Mount Oku & Ijim Ridge, Cameroon, Conserv. Checklist: 149 (2000)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica arborea Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 134 (1917)
species :
Morella brevifolia (E.Mey. ex C.DC.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica brevifolia E.Mey. ex C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16: II. 150 (1869)
species :
Morella cacuminis (Britton & P.Wilson) Berazaín & Falcón; Willdenowia 41(1): 113 (2011)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica cacuminis Britton & P.Wilson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 50: 35 (1923)
species :
Morella californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wilbur; Sida 16(1): 102 (1994)
Name: California wax myrtle
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia); USA (California, Oregon, Washington State)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gale californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene; Man. Bot. San Franc. Bay 298 (1894)
= Myrica californica Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 6: 335 (1831)
species :
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small; Fl. S. E. U. S. 337 (1903)
Name: Southern bayberry
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)
75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerothamnus caroliniensis (Mill.) Tidestr.; Elys. Marian., Ferns 3: 41 (t. 10 f. c) (1910)
= Cerothamnus heterophyllus (Raf.) Moldenke; Phytologia 29: 386 (1975 publ. 1974)
= Myrica carolinensis Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 3 (1768)
= Myrica caroliniana Ettingsh.; Blatt-Skel. Dikot.: 283 (1861)
= Myrica cerifera var. latifolia Aiton; Hort. Kew. 3: 396 (1789)
= Myrica cerifera var. media Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 228 (1803)
= Myrica curtissii A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 269 (1889)
= Myrica curtissii var. media (Michx.) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 270 (1901)
= Myrica heterophylla Raf.; Alsog. Am. 9 (1838)
= Myrica heterophylla var. curtissii (A.Chev.) Fernald; Rhodora 40: 410 (1938)
= Myrica sessilifolia Raf.; Alsogr. Amer. 10 (Quid ?) (1838)
= Myrica sessilifolia var. latifolia (Aiton) Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 10 (1838)
species :
Morella cerifera (L.) Small; Fl. S. E. U. S. 337 (1903)
Name: Bay-berry, Mickle-berry, Wax-berry, Wild tea (Bahamas), Araigan, Arraigan (Cuba), Arbol de cera, Arrayan, Palo de cera, Perico, Tiguapan, Tiguapen (Dominican Republic), Wax berry, Wax wood (Jamaica), Arrayan, Bay-berry, Cerero,Wax-berry (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: England [I]; Netherlands [I]; Hawaii [I] (West Maui [I]); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia); Bermuda; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico; Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)
10 grb 11 net 63 haw 74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 BAH BER CUB HIS JAM PUE TCI 82 CLM SWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerophora angustifolia Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
= Cerophora inodora Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
= Cerophora lanceolata Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 11 (1838)
= Cerophora spicans Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 12 (1838)
= Cerothamnus arborescens (Castigl.) Tidestr.; Elys. Marian., Ferns 3: 41, pl. 10 (1910)
= Cerothamnus cerifer (L.) Small; Fl. Miami: 61 (1913)
= Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small; Shrubs of Florida, 8 (1913)
= Lacistema alterum Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. 3: 20 (1822)
= Lacistema berterianum Schult.; Mant. 1: 66 (1822)
= Morella domingana (C.DC.) Carlquist; Aliso 21(1): 8 (2002)
= Morella pumila (Michx.) Small; Fl. S. E. U. S. 337 (1903)
= Morella pusilla (Raf.) Weakley & D.B.Poind.; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 17(1): 229 (2023)
= Myrica altera C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 595 (1868)
= Myrica apiculata Urb. & Ekman; Arkiv Bot., Stockk. 22: A. no. 8, 13 (1929), nom. illeg.
= Myrica cerifera L.; Sp. Pl. 1024 (1753)
= Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia Aiton; Hort. Kew. 3: 396 (1789)
= Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl.; Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 302 (1790)
= Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 228 (1803), nom. illeg.
= Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 265 (1901)
= Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hook.) (Michx.) 2: 228 (1803)
= Myrica domingana C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16: II. 154 (1869)
= Myrica jamaicensis Howard & Proctor; J. Arnold Arbor. 39: 104 (1958)
= Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.; Enum. Hort. Berol. 1011 (1809)
= Myrica mexicana var. fastuosa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 280 (1901)
= Myrica mexicana var. subglabra A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 280 (1901)
= Myrica microcarpa Benth.; Pl. Hartw.: 266 (1846)
= Myrica microcarpa var. angustifolia C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 149 (1864)
= Myrica microstachya Krug & Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. 15: 361 (1892), et Engl. Jahrb. 15: 361 (1893)
= Myrica polycarpa M.Martens & Galeotti; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(2): 134 (1843)
= Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 126 (1896)
= Myrica pusilla Raf.; Alsogr. Amer. 10 (1838)
= Myrica reticulata Krug & Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. 15: 360 (1892)
= Myrica verrucosa Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 9 (1838)
= Myrica xalapensis Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 16 (1817)
= Pimecaria odorata Raf.; Alsogr. Amer.: 64 (1838)
species :
Morella chevalieri Parra-Os.; Brittonia 52(4): 321 (2000 publ. 2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica chevalieri (Verd. & Polhill) Christenh. & Byng; Global Fl. 4: 127 (2018)
= Myrica pubescens var. glabra A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 293 (1901)
species :
Morella chimanimaniana Verdc. & Polhill; Fl. Zambes. 9(3): 259 (2006)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; SW-Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica chimanimaniana (Verd. & Polhill) Christenh. & Byng; Global Fl. 4: 127 (2018)
species :
Morella cordifolia (L.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: S-Botswana; South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica alaternoides Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 182 (1766)
= Myrica cordifolia L.; Sp. Pl. 1025 (1753)
= Myrica cordifolia var. microphylla A.Chev.
= Myrica elliptica A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 250 (1901)
= Myrica rotundifolia Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 396 (1796)
species :
Morella diversifolia (Adamson) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica diversifolia Adamson; J. S. Afr. Bot. 10: 128 (1944)
species :
Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) I.M.Turner; Gard. Bull. Singapore 53(1-2): 324 (2001)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Uttarakhand); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing, Mandalay, Mon); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl., Belitung); Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Flores)
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY PHI SNG SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica auriculata Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 194 (1920)
= Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 56 (1825)
= Myrica esculenta var. auriculata Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 75: 404 (1915)
= Myrica esculenta var. balansae Dode; Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 934 (1929)
= Myrica esculenta var. chevalieri (Dode) H.H.Pham; (1970)
= Myrica esculenta var. farquhariana (Wall.) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 204 (1901)
= Myrica esculenta var. lobbii (Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq.) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 204 (1901)
= Myrica esculenta var. sapida (Wall.) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 204 (1901)
= Myrica esculenta var. tonkinensis A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Natl. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg (1901)
= Myrica farquhariana Wall.; Tent. Fl. Napal.: 60 (1826)
= Myrica lobbii Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: I. 872 (1858)
= Myrica longifolia Teijsm. & Binn. ex C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 152 (1864), non Unger (1850)
= Myrica mairei H.Lév.; Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 25: 40 (1915)
= Myrica missionis Wall.; Numer. List: no. 7297 (1832), nom. inval.
= Myrica sapida var. chevalieri Dode; Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 934 (1929)
= Myrica sapida Wall.; Tent. Fl. Napal. 59, pl. 45 (1826)
= Myrica trifoliata Turpin; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 5: 447 (1804), nom. illeg.
= Myrica trifoliolata DC.; Prodr. 2: 73 (1825)
species :
Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur; Sida 16(1): 103 (1994)
Name: Makaronesischer Gagelbaum (DE); Faya canaria (ES)
Distribution: Portugal [I]; Azores (Santa Maria Isl., Sao Miguel Isl., Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores Isl., Corvo Isl.); Madeira (Madeira Isl.); Canary Isl. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma Isl.); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I])
12 por 21 AZO CNY MDR 63 haw
Synonyms: hidden
= Faya fragifera Webb & Berthel.; Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2
= Fayana azorica Raf.; Alsog. Am. 12 (1838)
= Myrica faya (Dryand.) Aiton; Hort. Kew. ed. I. 3: 397 (1789)
= Myrica faya f. nanophylla G.Kunkel; Cuad. Bot. Canaria 25: 44 (1975)
= Myrica frondosa Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 396 (1796)
species :
Morella funckii (A.Chev.) Parra-Os.; Brittonia 54(4): 324 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cesar, Santander); Venezuela (Merida)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica funckii A.Chev.; Mem. Soc. Nat. Cherbourg. 32: 286 (1901)
species :
Morella holdridgeana (Lundell) Wilbur; Rhodora 103(913): 121 (2001)
Name: Palo de cera (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica holdridgeana Lundell; Contrib. Univ. Mich. Herb. no. 7. 5 (1942)
species :
Morella humilis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Name: Broad-leaved Waxberry
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar
27 SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica burmanni E.Mey. ex C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 149 (1864)
= Myrica dregeana A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 239 (1889)
= Myrica glabrissima A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 240 (1889)
= Myrica humilis Cham.; Linnaea 6: 535 (1831)
= Myrica myrtifolia A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 239 (1889)
species :
Morella inodora (W.Bartram) Small; Fl. S. E. U. S. 337 (1903)
Name: Scentless bayberry
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerothamnus inodorus (W.Bartram) Small; Florida Trees: 12 (1913)
= Myrica florida Regel; Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov.: 96 (1860), nom. nud.
= Myrica inodora W.Bartram; Travels Carolina, ed. 2: 403 (1794)
= Myrica laureola Trécul ex C.DC.; Prodr. (DC.) 16(2.1): 154 (1864)
= Myrica obovata Cham. ex C.DC.; Prodr. (DC.) 16(2.1): 150 (1864)
species :
Morella integra (A.Chev.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 993 (1998)
Name: Western Lancelaved Waxberry
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica conifera var. integra A.Chev.; Monogr. Myric.: 148 (1901)
= Myrica integra (A.Chev.) Killick; Bothalia 10: 6 (1969)
= Myrica linearis C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 154 (1864), non de Saporta (1863)
species :
Morella integrifolia (Roxb.) Vashi, Shankar & A.K.Misra; Phytotaxa 299(2): 214 (2017)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica integrifolia Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 71 (1814), nomen
species :
Morella interrupta (Benth.) Laegaard; Fl. Ecuador 91: 6 (2014)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica interrupta Benth.; Pl. Hartw.: 251 (1846)
= Myrica parvifolia var. macrostachya A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 284 (1901)
= Myrica pubescens var. glandulosa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 293 (1901)
= Myrica pubescens var. interrupta (Benth.) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 294 (1901)
species :
Morella javanica (Blume) I.M.Turner; Gard. Bull. Singapore 53(1-2): 324 (2001)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok)
42 BOR BRN JAW LSI PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica javanica Reinw. ex Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 517 (1825)
= Myrica macrophylla Mirb.; Mem. Mus. Par. 14: 472, t. 27 (1827)
= Myrica vidaliana Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 316 (1884)
species :
Morella kandtiana (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica kandtiana Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 278 (1910)
species :
Morella kraussiana (Buchinger ex Meisn.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica kraussiana Buchinger; Flora 28: 89 (1845)
species :
Morella lindeniana (C.DC.) S.Knapp; Novon 12(2): 200 (2002)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica lindeniana C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16: II. 150 (1869)
species :
Morella microbracteata (Weim.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica microbracteata Weim.; Bot. Notiser, 87 (1934)
species :
Morella nana (A.Chev.) J.Herb.; Novon 15(2): 294 (2005)
Distribution: China (W-Guizhou, C-Yunnan, N-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica nana A.Chev.; Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 32: 202 (1901)
= Myrica nana var. luxurians A.Chev.; Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 32: 204 (1901)
species :
Morella parvifolia (Benth.) Parra-Os.; Brittonia 54(4): 324 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Lara, Merida, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica parvifolia Benth.; Pl. Hartw. (Benth.) 251 (1846)
= Myrica parvifolia var. confusa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 285 (1901)
= Myrica parvifolia var. longipedunculata A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 284 (1901)
= Myrica parvifolia var. lucens A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 285 (1901)
= Myrica parvifolia var. major A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 286 (1901)
= Myrica parvifolia var. obtusa Benth.; Pl. Hartw.: 251 (1846)
species :
Morella pavonis (C.DC.) Parra-Os.; Brittonia 54(4): 324 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Peru; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica pavonis C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16: II. 151 (1869)
= Myrica pavonis var. glandulosa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 288 (1901)
species :
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz; Synthesis N. Amer. Fl., Version 1, Nomencl. Innov.: no. 18 (1999)
Name: Northern bayberry (EN), Pennsylvanische Gagel (DE)
Distribution: England [I]; Netherlands [I]; Germany [I]; Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Québec); St. Pierre et Miquelon; USA (Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont)
10 grb 11 ger net 72 CDN SPM 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerothamnus pensylvanicus (Mirb.) Moldenke; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 16 (1937)
= Morella macfarlanei (Youngken) Kartesz; Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. 1(Nomencl. Innov.): 17 (1999)
= Myrica cerifera var. frutescens Castigl.; Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 302 (1790)
= Myrica macfarlanei Youngken; Contr. Bot. Lab. Morris Arbor. Univ. Pennsylvania 4: 355 (1919)
= Myrica pensylvanica f. parvifolia T.W.Wells; Rhodora 70: 453 (1968)
= Myrica pensylvanica Mirb.; Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd. 2: 190 (1804)
species :
Morella phanerodonta (Standl.) Wilbur; Rhodora 103(913): 121 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica phanerodonta Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 17: 164 (1927)
species :
Morella picardae (Krug & Urb.) Wilbur; Rhodora 103(913): 122 (2001)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica picardae Krug & Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. 15: 359 (1892)
species :
Morella pilulifera (Rendle) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica pilulifera Rendle; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 43 (1894)
= Myrica pilulifera var. puberula Rendle; J. Bot. 41: 86 (1903)
= Myrica rogersii Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal (Burtt Davy) 2: 433 (1932), in clavi
species :
Morella pringlei (Greenm.) Wilbur; Rhodora 103(913): 121 (2001)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica pringlei Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. 41: 236 (1905)
species :
Morella pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Wilbur; Rhodora 103(913): 121 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Jamaica; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
80 COS 81 DOM GDL JAM 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica arguta Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 17, t. 98 (1817)
= Myrica arguta var. macrocarpa (Kunth) C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 153 (1864)
= Myrica arguta var. peruviana C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 153 (1864)
= Myrica arguta var. tinctoria C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 153 (1864)
= Myrica caracasana Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 18 (1817)
= Myrica costata Rusby; Descr. New Sp. S. Am. Pl. 8 (1920)
= Myrica macrocarpa Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 16 (1817)
= Myrica polycarpa Kunth; Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 18 (1817)
= Myrica pubescens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 746 (1806)
= Myrica pubescens var. caracasana (Kunth) A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 292 (1901)
= Myrica pubescens var. tomentosa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 294 (1901)
species :
Morella punctata (Griseb.) J.Herb.; Novon 15(2): 294 (2005)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica punctata Griseb.; Mem. Am. Acad. N. S. 8: 177 (1861)
= Myrica punctata var. glandulosa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 273 (1901)
species :
Morella quercifolia (L.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica hirsuta Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 6 (1768)
= Myrica ilicifolia Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 31 (1768)
= Myrica incisa A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 234 (1889), non Schimp. (1872)
= Myrica laciniata Willd.; Enum. Hort. Berol. 1012 (1809)
= Myrica quercifolia L.; Sp. Pl. 1025 (1753)
= Myrica zeyheri C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16(2): 149 (1864)
species :
Morella rivas-martinezii A.Santos & J.Herb.; Novon 15(2): 294 (2005)
Name: Römischer Gagelbaum (DE); Faya herrena (ES)
Distribution: Canary Isl. (La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma Isl.)
21 CNY
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica rivas-martinezii A.G.Guerra; Fund. Juan March, ser. univ., Cienc. Agrar. (Contrib. conocim. fl. veg. Hierro), 114: 45 (1980)
species :
Morella rotundata (Steyerm. & Maguire) Parra-Os.; Brittonia 54(4): 325 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica rotundata Steyerm. & Maguire; Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 17: no. 1, 441 (1967)
species :
Morella rubra Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 2: 548 (1790)
Name: Red bayberry
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); South Korea (Cheju Isl.); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Bonin Isl. [I] (Chichijima [I]); Taiwan; Guam [I]; USA [I] (Georgia [I])
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS oga TAI 62 gum 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Morella rubra f. alba (Makino) Yonek.; J. Jap. Bot. 86(4): 230 (2011)
= Myrica rubra (Lour.) Siebold & Zucc.; Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 4(3): 230 (1846)
= Myrica rubra f. alba (Makino) Okuyama; J. Jap. Bot. 30: 40 (1955)
= Myrica rubra var. acuminata Nakai; Fl. Sylv. Kor. 20: 64 (1933)
= Myrica rubra var. alba Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 394 (1912)
species :
Morella salicifolia (A.Rich.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. salicifolia
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Madagascar; Comores; Saudi Arabia (Asir); N-Yemen
23 BIO BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 UGA 29 COM MDG 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Macaranga dawei Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 232 (1911)
= Myrica comorensis A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 254 (1889)
= Myrica dentulata Baill.; Grandidier, Hist. Phys. Madagascar: t. 308 (1895)
= Myrica dentulata var. comorensis (A.Chev.) J.-F.Leroy; Fl. Madagasc. 53: 9 (1952)
= Myrica madagascariensis J.-F.Leroy; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 2, 21: 726 (1950)
= Myrica phillyreifolia Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 267 (1883)
= Myrica phillyreifolia var. buxifolia J.-F.Leroy; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 21: 727 (1949)
= Myrica rugulosa Baill.; Grandidier, Hist. Phys. Madagascar: t. 307 (1895)
= Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 277 (1850)
variant :
var. kilimandscharica (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 KEN TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Morella salicifolia subsp. kilimandscharica (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53: 995 (1998)
= Myrica kilimandscharica Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 2: 188 (1891 publ. 1892)
= Myrica kilimandscharica var. macrophylla Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 375 (1900)
= Myrica usambarensis Engl.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 160 (1895)
variant :
var. goetzei (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998), et in Fl. Trop. E. Afr, Myricac.: 10 (2000), with basionym ref.
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica goetzei Engl.; Jahrb. 30: 290 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. meyeri-johannis (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998)
Distribution: Kenya; NE-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica hanangensis Bullock; nom. nud.
= Myrica meyeri-johannis Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 2: 189 (1891 publ. 1892)
= Myrica oligadenia Peter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40: II. Anhang, 1 (1932)
subspecies :
subsp. mildbraedii (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 995 (1998)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya
25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica humbertii Staner & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. & Bot. Afr. 23: 304 (1933)
= Myrica mildbraedii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 278 (1910)
= Myrica salicifolia var. subalpina Engl.; Mildbr. (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 179 (1911)
species :
Morella serrata (Lam.) Killick; Kew Bull. 53(4): 993 (1998)
Name: Lance-leaved Waxberry, Mountain Waxberry
Distribution: Azores [I] (Sao Miguel Isl. [I]); SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; SW-Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
21 azo 23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica aethiopica L.; Mant. Pl. Altera 298 (1771)
= Myrica banksiifolia J.C.Wendl.; Coll. Pl. 1: 70 (1806)
= Myrica bojeriana Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 267 (1883)
= Myrica capensis Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 173 (1841), nom. inval.
= Myrica conifera Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 31 (1768)
= Myrica mossii Burtt Davy; J. S. Afr. Bot. 4: 123 (1938)
= Myrica natalensis C.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 16: II. 148 (1869)
= Myrica serrata Lam.; Encyc. 2: 592 (1788)
species :
Morella shaferi (Urb. & Britton) Berazaín & Falcón; Willdenowia 41(1): 113 (2011)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica shaferi Urb. & Britton; Urb. Symb. Antill. 7: 190 (1912)
species :
Morella singularis (Parra-Os.) Parra-Os.; Brittonia 54(4): 325 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Alchornea cerifera Croizat; Caldasia 2: 128 (1943)
= Myrica singularis Parra-Os.; Caldasia 21(1): 5 (1999), nom. nov.
species :
Morella spathulata (Mirb.) Verdc. & Polhill; Kew Bull. 53(4): 994 (1998)
Distribution: NE-Tanzania; Zanzibar; Mozambique; Madagascar
25 TAN 26 MOZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrica spathulata Mirb.; Mem. Mus. Par. 14: 474, t. 28, f. 1 (1827)
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