Myrciaria ( lat. Myrciaria ) is a genus of plants of the Myrta family . Types of Myrziarii are common in the tropical regions of South America, especially in Brazil . Species of the genus - small trees or large shrubs .
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Myrciaria O.Berg , 1856 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The fruits of some species of Myrziarii are edible. The most well-known in this regard is Jaboticaba ( Myrciaria cauliflora ). It is cultivated on a commercial scale in Brazil and in neighboring countries. Its fruits resemble grapes in size and appearance.
Myrciaria dubia ( Myrciaria dubia ) is cultivated in flooded areas of the Amazon lowlands. Its fruits are very rich in vitamin C ( ascorbic acid ).
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Types
According to the information of The Plant List database, the genus includes 26 species [2] :
- Myrciaria aspera Mattos
- Myrciaria borinquena alain
- Myrciaria cordata O.Berg
- Myrciaria cuspidata O.Berg
- Myrciaria delicatula ( DC. ) O.Berg
- Myrciaria disticha O.Berg
- Myrciaria dubia ( Kunth ) McVaugh - Mirtsiariya Doubtful , or Kama-Kama
- Myrciaria floribunda ( H.West ex Willd. ) O.Berg - Rum berry
- Myrciaria glanduliflora ( Kiaersk. ) Mattos & D.Legrand
- Myrciaria glazioviana ( Kiaersk. ) GMBarroso ex Sobral
- Myrciaria glomerata O.Berg
- Myrciaria guaquiea ( Kiaersk. ) Mattos & D.Legrand
- Myrciaria ibarrae lundell
- Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain
- Myrciaria pallida O.Berg
- Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto
- Myrciaria plinioides D.Legrand
- Myrciaria puberulenta B.Holst
- Myrciaria pumila ( Gardner ) O.Berg
- Myrciaria racemosa MLKawas.
- Myrciaria rojasii D.Legrand
- Myrciaria spiritosanctensis mattos
- Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg
- Myrciaria tenella ( DC. ) O.Berg
- Myrciaria vexator mcvaugh
- Myrciaria vismeifolia ( Benth. ) O.Berg
View Jaboticaba ( Myrciaria cauliflora ( Mart. ) O.Berg ) is translated into the genus Pliny ( Plinia ).
Taxonomic scheme
| Department of Flowering , or Angiosperms (classification according to the APG II System ) | ||||||||||||||||
| order myrtle flowers | another 44 orders of flowering plants, of which the Geranium and Cross- colored | |||||||||||||||
| Myrta family | another thirteen families, including Derbennikovye , Cyprus , Combree | |||||||||||||||
| genus Myrziaria | about 130 genera, including Akmene , Eugene , Myrtle , Syzygium , Eucalyptus | |||||||||||||||
| about 20 species | ||||||||||||||||
Photos
Jaboticaba
The fruits of Myrciaria sp.
Flowers Myrciaria sp.
Leaves of Myrciaria sp.
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
- ↑ Myrciaria (English) . The Plant List . Version 1.1. (2013). The appeal date is August 16, 2016.