ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Myrcia splendens

Name author: (Sw.) DC.

A species in the Myrtaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrcia
Species: Myrcia splendens
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1828

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Myrcia splendens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Myrcia sellowiana var. costataName author: O.Berg
Myrcia sepiariaName author: DC.
Myrcia sericeaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia sericifloraName author: O.Berg
Myrcia sororiaName author: DC.
Myrcia splendens var. chrysocomaName author: McVaugh
Myrcia splendens var. genuinaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia splendens var. guantanamanaName author: Borhidi & O.Muñiz
Myrcia splendens var. microporaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia splendens var. obscuraName author: O.Berg
Myrcia splendens var. robustiorName author: Kuntze
Myrcia splendens var. splendensName author: Not supplied
Myrcia spruceanaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia spruceanaName author: Kiaersk.
Myrcia superbaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia tingensName author: O.Berg
Myrcia velutinaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia velutina var. canescensName author: O.Berg
Myrcia velutina var. ochraceaName author: O.Berg
Myrcia venezuelensisName author: O.Berg
Myrcia ypanemensisName author: O.Berg
Myrtus acuminataName author: Kunth
Myrtus bracteolarisName author: Poir.
Myrtus complicataName author: Kunth
Myrtus polyanthaName author: Kunth
Myrtus splendensName author: Sw.
Myrtus stoupiiName author: Spreng.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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