Biology:Marlierea
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae
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| Marlierea obversa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Marlierea Cambess. |
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Marlierea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1833.[2][3] It is native to tropical regions of South America, the West Indies, and Costa Rica.[1][4]
Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that Marlierea may belong within the large genus Myrcia sensu lato, along with a few other closely related genera.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Cambessèdes, Jacques. 1833. Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis (quarto ed.) 2(20): 373-375. in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos Marlierea Cambess.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Murray-Smith, C., et al. (2009). Plant diversity hotspots in the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil. Conservation Biology 23(1), 151-63.
- ↑ Phylogeny of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Marlierea. The Plant List.
Wikidata ☰ Q6771823 entry
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