Taxon:  Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Myrcia
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Myrteae
Nomen number:
438480
Place of publication:
Prodr. 3:244.  1828
Verified:
03/01/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrtus splendens Sw.

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Conservation Status

Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  0
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=438480. Accessed 25 September 2026.