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Internal ID UUID643ffe057cb9f065270351
Scientific name Myrsine juergensenii
Authority (Mez) Ricketson & Pipoly
First published in Sida 18: 506 (1998)

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It is native to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola, and is also found in parts of Central and South America. The plant is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 m tall, with a dense, rounded crown. The leaves are simple, oblong-elliptic in shape, and are dark green in color. The flowers are small, white, and fragrant, and are borne in clusters at the ends of the branches. The fruit is a small, red berry.

Myrsine juergensenii is a species of broadleaf evergreen plant in the Primulaceae family. It is native to Jamaica, Hispaniola, Central and South America and grows up to 8 m tall with a dense, rounded crown. The leaves are simple, oblong-elliptic in shape and dark green in color. The flowers are small, white and fragrant, and the fruit is a small, red berry.

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Rapanea reflexiflora Lundell Wrightia 5: 297 (1976)
Rapanea juergensenii Mez Pflanzenr. , IV, 236: 388 (1902)
Rapanea allenii Lundell Wrightia 4: 168 (1971)
Rapanea costaricensis (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 58(7): 489. 1985
Rapanea chiapensis (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 58(7): 489. 1985
Rapanea coclensis (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 58(7): 489. 1985
Rapanea mexicana Lundell Wrightia 5: 296 (1976)
Myrsine allenii (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 48: 142 (1981)
Myrsine reflexiflora (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 48(2): 142. 1981
Myrsine mexicana (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 48(2): 142. 1981
Myrsine costaricensis Lundell Phytologia 58: 276 (1985)
Myrsine coclensis Lundell Phytologia 58: 275 (1985)
Myrsine chiapensis Lundell Phytologia 58: 275 (1985)
Myrsine gillyi Lundell Phytologia 58: 276 (1985)
Myrsine jaliscensis Lundell Phytologia 58: 277 (1985)
Rapanea gillyi (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 58(7): 489. 1985
Rapanea jaliscensis (Lundell) Lundell Phytologia 58(7): 490. 1985

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000449121
Tropicos 22001087
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006221-1
The Plant List kew-2503381
Open Tree Of Life 6052572
NCBI Taxonomy 2964421
IUCN Red List 176008343
IPNI 1006221-1
iNaturalist 285707
GBIF 3721319
Freebase /m/02xcp27
Wikipedia Myrsine_juergensenii

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