Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 2nd, B, 222

Authors:

Proctor, George Richardson

Published In: Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 63: 278. 1982. (J. Arnold Arbor.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Jamaica: St. Ann: Mason River distr. , ca. 3 mi due NW of Kellits P.O., ca. 2300 ft., 30 Jun 1965 (flowers)

Collector and Number: Proctor 26480

Distribution: Jamaica

Institution(s): not indicated

Type Specimens

• ILT: George R. Proctor - 26480 - MO - (BC:MO-770509/A:3571049). (MO - (BC:MO-770509/A:3571049))
• LT: George R. Proctor - 26480 - LL - (BC:LL-00372172). (LL - (BC:LL-00372172))

  • Lectotype designated by:  Flickinger, J. A., B. Jestrow, R. Oviedo Prieto, E. Santiago-Valentín, J. Sustache-Sustache, F. Jiménez-Rodríguez, K. C. St. E. Campbell & J. Francisco-Ortega. 2020. A phylogenetic survey of Myrtaceae in the Greater Antilles with nomenclatural changes for some endemic species. Taxon 69(3): 470–471.

New Name:

Myrcia chionantha J.A. Flickinger 

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Rosanae Takht.
• order:  Myrtales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Myrtaceae Juss.
• genus:  Mitranthes O. Berg

Projects: VPA

Keywords: VPA, KEW
Attribution: The name data was provided by WCSP, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/).