Taxon: Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg

Genus:

Blepharocalyx

Family:

Myrtaceae

Subfamily:

Myrtoideae

Tribe:

Myrteae

Nomen number:

415234

Place of publication:

Linnaea 27:143. 1856

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

26-oct-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 09-sep-2002

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

2 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Synonyms:

(=) Blepharocalyx giganteus Lillo
(=) Blepharocalyx lanceolatus O. Berg
(=) Blepharocalyx tweediei (Hook. & Arn.) O. Berg
(=) Eugenia tweediei Hook. & Arn.
Basionym: Myrtus salicifolia Kunth

Common names:

cambui (Source: F Neotrop) - Portuguese (Brazil)
guamirim (Source: F Neotrop) - Portuguese (Brazil)
murta (Source: F Neotrop) - Portuguese (Brazil)
anacahuita (Source: F Neotrop) - Spanish (Argentina)
arrayán (Source: F Neotrop) - Spanish (Argentina)
cocha molle (Source: F Neotrop) - Spanish (Argentina)
horco molle (Source: F Neotrop) - Spanish (Argentina)
multa (Source: F Neotrop) - Spanish (Argentina)

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Federal District, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, [Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija] Ecuador [Azuay, Loja]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, [Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Tucuman] Paraguay, [Alto Parana, Guaira] Uruguay

Reference:

Landrum, L. R. 1986. Campomanesia, Pimenta, Blepharocalyx, Legrandia, Acca, Myrrhinium, and Luma (Myrtaceae) Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 45:122-130.

Check other web resources for Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg :

Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=415234. Accessed 7 junio 2026.