Characteristics
Dicots
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.)McVaugh
TWINBERRY; SIMPSON'S STOPPER
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An endemic taxon has been recognized, as variety simpsonii by Long (1970), which has larger flowers and inflorescences often with 7-14 flowers. In a revision of the genus, it was considered a synonym of M. fragrans, while an informal M. dugandii group of completely glabrous plants with inflorescences of 7-14 flowers in Colombia and Venezuela was noted (Grifo 1992).
Native Threatened-State
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Classification
MYRTALES
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.)McVaugh - TWINBERRY; SIMPSON'S STOPPER
Citation
MYRCIANTHES FRAGRANS (Swartz) McVaugh, Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 485. 1963.
Myrtus fragrans Swartz 1788.
JAMAICA: Without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: BM), typ. cons.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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