Myrica cerifera
A species in the Myricaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Myrica
- Species
- Myrica cerifera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Myrica cerifera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
33 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cerophora angustifoliaName author: Raf.
- Cerophora inodoraName author: Raf.
- Cerophora lanceolataName author: Raf.
- Cerophora spicansName author: Raf.
- Cerothamnus ceriferusName author: (L.) Small
- Cerothamnus pumilusName author: (Michx.) Small
- Lacistema alterumName author: Spreng.
- Lacistema berteroanumName author: Schult.
- Morella ceriferaName author: (L.) Small
- Morella dominganaName author: (C.DC.) Carlquist
- Morella pumilaName author: (Michx.) Small
- Myrica alteraName author: C.DC.
- Myrica apiculataName author: Urb. & Ekman
- Myrica cerifera var. angustifoliaName author: Aiton
- Myrica cerifera var. arborescensName author: Castigl.
- Myrica cerifera var. arborescensName author: Michx.
- Myrica cerifera var. dubiaName author: A.Chev.
- Myrica cerifera var. pumilaName author: Michx.
- Myrica dominganaName author: C.DC.
- Myrica jamaicensisName author: R.A.Howard & Proctor
- Myrica mexicanaName author: Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Myrica mexicana var. fastuosaName author: A.Chev.
- Myrica mexicana var. subglabraName author: A.Chev.
- Myrica microcarpaName author: Benth.
- Myrica microcarpa var. angustifoliaName author: C.DC.
- Myrica microstachyaName author: Krug & Urb.
- Myrica polycarpaName author: M.Martens & Galeotti
- Myrica pumilaName author: (Michx.) Small
- Myrica pusillaName author: Raf.
- Myrica reticulataName author: Krug & Urb.
- Myrica verrucosaName author: Raf.
- Myrica xalapensisName author: Kunth
- Pimecaria odorataName author: Raf.
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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