Myrcia sect. Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae) from the Caribbean

George P. Burton; Pedro  Acevedo; Zenia  Acosta Ramos; Jose L.  Gómez-Hechavarría; Eldis R.  Bécquer; Jose A.  García-Beltrán; Keron C. St. E. Campbell; Janelle Morris; Wilhelmina Cluny; Hannah Grice; Bruce K. Holst; Ramona  Oviedo Prieto; Brigido  Peguero†; Eve J. Lucas

doi:10.3417/20261031

George P. Burton Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-123X
Pedro Acevedo Smithsonian Institution https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1794-2980
Zenia Acosta Ramos Centro de Investigaciones y Servicios Ambientales ECOVIDA, CITMA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-8537
Jose L. Gómez-Hechavarría Jardín Botánico de Holguín, Centro de Investigaciones y Servicios Ambientales de Holguín (CISAT), CITMA
Eldis R. Bécquer Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habana
Jose A. García-Beltrán Universidad de Concepción https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-6021
Keron C. St. E. Campbell Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1504-9013
Janelle Morris Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5257-7288
Wilhelmina Cluny Forest Department, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Hannah Grice Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Bruce K. Holst Marie Selby Botanical Gardens https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0774-5596
Ramona Oviedo Prieto Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, CITMA
Brigido Peguero† Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso
Eve J. Lucas Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/20261031

Keywords: Checklist, key, monograph, Myrteae, Neotropics

Abstract

This account presents a treatment of 94 accepted species (96 taxa) from Myrcia DC. sect. Calyptranthes (Sw.) A. R. Lourenço & E. Lucas which occur across the Caribbean, and includes a taxonomic key, diagnostic and historical notes, and distribution information. Thirty-two new synonyms, 95 lectotypes and one neotype are proposed.