Myrsine africana
A species in the Primulaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Myrsine
- Species
- Myrsine africana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Myrsine africana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Buxus dioicaName author: Forssk.
- Myrica montanaName author: Vahl
- Myrsine acutaName author: Salisb.
- Myrsine africana var. acuminataName author: C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
- Myrsine africana var. africanaName author: Not supplied
- Myrsine africana var. bifariaName author: (Wall.) Franch.
- Myrsine africana var. glandulosaName author: J.M.Zhang
- Myrsine africana var. retusaName author: A.DC.
- Myrsine bifariaName author: Wall.
- Myrsine bottensisName author: A.DC.
- Myrsine glabraName author: Gaertn.
- Myrsine microphyllaName author: Hayata
- Myrsine potamaName author: D.Don
- Myrsine retusaName author: Aiton
- Myrsine rotundifoliaName author: Lam.
- Myrsine scabraName author: Gaertn.
- Myrsine vacciniifoliaName author: Hayata
- Rhamnus myrtillusName author: H.Lév.
- Samara potamaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
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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