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Myricaceae A. Richard ex Kunth, 1817

113059  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:113059)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Tracheophyta (Phylum)
  4. Spermatophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Angiospermae (Superclass)
  6. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  7. Fagales (Order)
  8. Myricaceae (Family)
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  1. Genus Angeia Tidestrom, 1910 (uncertain, unassessed)
  2. Genus Canacomyrica Guillaumin, 1940
  3. Genus Carpinicarpus P.A. Nikitin, 1965 †
  4. Genus Cerophora Rafinesque, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
  5. Genus Cerothamnus Tidestrom, 1910
    1. Species Cerothamnus caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Tidestrom accepted as Morella caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Small
    2. Species Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small accepted as Morella cerifera (L.) Small
    3. Species Cerothamnus inodorus (Bartr.) Small accepted as Morella inodora (Bartr.) Small
    4. Species Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small accepted as Morella cerifera (L.) Small
  6. Genus Comptonia L'Héritier ex W. Aiton, 1789
    1. Species Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
  7. Genus Dryandrophyllum J. Velenovský, 1889 † accepted as Paracomptonia A.B. Doweld, 2017 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, not validly published)
  8. Genus Faya Webb & Berthelot, 1847 (uncertain, unassessed)
  9. Genus Fayana Rafinesque, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
  10. Genus Gale Duhamel du Monceau, 1755 accepted as Myrica Linnaeus, 1753
    1. Species Gale palustris Chev. accepted as Myrica gale Linnaeus
  11. Genus Morella Loureiro, 1790
    1. Species Morella californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Wilbur
    2. Species Morella caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Small
    3. Species Morella cerifera (L.) Small
    4. Species Morella faya (Ait.) Wilbur
    5. Species Morella holdridgeana (Lundell) Kartesz
    6. Species Morella inodora (Bartr.) Small
    7. Species Morella macfarlanei (Youngken) Kartesz
    8. Species Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz
  12. Genus Myrica Linnaeus, 1753
    1. Species Myrica aspleniifolia Linnaeus accepted as Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
    2. Species Myrica californica Cham. & Schlecht. accepted as Morella californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Wilbur
    3. Species Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill. accepted as Morella caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Small
    4. Species Myrica cerifera Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Morella cerifera (L.) Small
    5. Species Myrica faya Ait. accepted as Morella faya (Ait.) Wilbur
    6. Species Myrica gale Linnaeus
    7. Species Myrica hartwegii S. Wats.
    8. Species Myrica heterophylla Raf. accepted as Morella caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Small
    9. Species Myrica holdridgeana Lundell accepted as Morella holdridgeana (Lundell) Kartesz
    10. Species Myrica holdrigeana Lundell
    11. Species Myrica inodora Bartr. accepted as Morella inodora (Bartr.) Small
    12. Species Myrica macfarlanei Youngken accepted as Morella macfarlanei (Youngken) Kartesz
    13. Species Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel accepted as Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz
    14. Species Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze accepted as Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
    15. Species Myrica pusilla Raf. accepted as Morella cerifera (L.) Small
    16. Species Myrica weinmanivefolia
  13. Genus Myricamentum V. Wilde, H. Frankenhäuser & O.K. Lenz, 2021 †
  14. Genus Myricanthium Velenovský, 1889 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  15. Genus Myriciphyllum Conwentz, 1886 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  16. Genus Myricophyllum C. von Ettingshausen, 1893 †
  17. Genus Myricoxylon W.R. Müller-Stoll & E. Mädel, 1962 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  18. Genus Paracomptonia A.B. Doweld, 2017 †
  19. Genus Pelticutis W. Schneider, 1969 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt, A. J. A. Bonpland & C. S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: ed. qu.: 16. 28 Apr 1817. [details]   
IRMNG (2021). Myricaceae A. Richard ex Kunth, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113059 on 2024-05-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt, A. J. A. Bonpland & C. S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: ed. qu.: 16. 28 Apr 1817. [details]   

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

basis of record Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.  [details]   

current name source Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Magnoliophyta (Phylum) > Magnoliopsida (Class) > Hamamelidae (Subclass) > Fagales (Order) > Myricaceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Angiosperms, nonmarine except where noted. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Berriasian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Nomenclatural status nom. cons. [details]
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