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Myrsine  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 23904

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Rapanea Aubl.
  
  Common Name(s): colicwood [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderEricales   
                            FamilyPrimulaceae  – primroses, primevères  
                               GenusMyrsine L. – colicwood  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesMyrsine alyxifolia Hosaka – forest colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine coriacea (Sw.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. – leathery colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine degeneri Hosaka – summit colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine denticulata (Wawra) Hosaka – bog colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine fernseei (Mez) Hosaka – streambank colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine floridana A. DC. – Guianese colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine fosbergii Hosaka – Koolau Range colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze  
                                  SpeciesMyrsine helleri (O. Deg. & I. Deg.) H. St. John – Wahiawa Bog colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine juddii Hosaka – cloudswept colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine kauaiensis Hillebr. – Kauai colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine knudsenii (Rock) Hosaka – Kokee colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine lanaiensis Hillebr. – Lanai colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine lessertiana A. DC. – kolea lau nui 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine linearifolia Hosaka – narrowleaf colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine mezii Hosaka – Hanapepe River colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine petiolata Hosaka – swamp colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine pukooensis (H. Lév.) Hosaka – Molokai colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine punctata (H. Lév.) Wilbur – dotted colicwood 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine sandwicensis A. DC. – kokea lau li'i 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine vaccinioides W.L. Wagner, D.R. Herbst & Sohmer – Violet Lake colicwood, kolea 
                                  SpeciesMyrsine wawraea (Mez) Hosaka – Mt. Kahili colicwood 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Myrsine   
       
  Source: Primulaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Myrsine   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Myrsine   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Myrsine   
       
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