Nothomyrcia

Nothomyrcia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Nothomyrcia
Kausel
Species:
N. fernandeziana
Binomial name
Nothomyrcia fernandeziana
(Hook. & Arn.) Kausel
Synonyms
  • Eugenia fernandeziana (Hook. & Arn.) Barnéoud
  • Eugenia lumilla Phil.
  • Luma fernandeziana (Hook. & Arn.) Burret
  • Nothomyrcia fernandeziana (Hook. & Arn.) Kausel
  • Myrceugenia fernandeziana (Hook. & Arn.) Johow
  • Myrceugenia luma O.Berg
  • Myrtus fernandeziana Hook. & Arn.
  • Myrtus maxima Molina
  • Nothomyrcia maxima (Molina) Gunckel

Nothomyrcia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The sole species in the genus is Nothomyrcia fernandeziana. It is a tree endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island in the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile.

It is a dominant species in its habitat of lowland dry forests and lower montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its extent has declined through the effects of feral animals, introduced weeds, and soil erosion to a preliminary estimate of less than 100 km2.

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