Nomenclature: wfo-4000025224

Myrtus Sp. Pl. : 471 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 471. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- person : Myrsine Named for Myrsine - mythological figure (Greek mythology). [Source 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114408]
- database : IPNI record: 30000914-2
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: Myrtaceae Myrtus
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: Myrtaceae Myrtus
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrtus
Subtaxa
Unplaced Names
- Myrtus acuminata
- Myrtus aemulans
- Myrtus aequalis
- Myrtus aeruginosa
- Myrtus alata
- Myrtus anguillensis
- Myrtus angustifolia
- Myrtus berlandiereana
- Myrtus bracteifolia
- Myrtus capensis
- Myrtus chinensis
- Myrtus conferta
- Myrtus corynantha
- Myrtus disperma
- Myrtus emarginata
- Myrtus engleriana
- Myrtus fasciculata
- Myrtus fulva
- Myrtus hypericifolia
- Myrtus kuma
- Myrtus laevis
- Myrtus laurina
- Myrtus longifolia
- Myrtus mapirensis
- Myrtus megapotamica
- Myrtus micarensis
- Myrtus moana
- Myrtus montevidensis
- Myrtus neocaledonica
- Myrtus nobilis
- Myrtus nodosa
- Myrtus oligoneura
- Myrtus oreogena
- Myrtus ovalifolia
- Myrtus parviflora
- Myrtus parvifolius
- Myrtus pavonii
- Myrtus pendula
- Myrtus philippiana
- Myrtus pilosus
- Myrtus platyphyllus
- Myrtus pulchella
- Myrtus racemosa
- Myrtus ramiflora
- Myrtus reticulata
- Myrtus sarandi
- Myrtus scabra
- Myrtus suaveolens
- Myrtus tijucana
- Myrtus tomentosus
- Myrtus trifida
- Myrtus triflora
- Myrtus tweediei
- Myrtus umbellata
- Myrtus vestita
- Myrtus villosa
- Myrtus virletii
- Myrtus vulcani
- Myrtus yapacani