Myrica
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Myrica /mɪˈraɪkə/[3] is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australia. Some botanists split the genus into two genera on the basis of the catkin and fruit structure, restricting Myrica to a few species, and treati... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Myricaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
5.00%
1 of 20 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 19323d7c-a0e0-4b11-9a5a-ecc2f14848bb
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility