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Myrica
| Description | Myrica is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australia. Some botanists split the genus into two genera on the basis of the catkin and fruit structure, restricting Myrica to a few species, and treating the others in Morella. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Juglandales : Myricaceae : Myrica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Myrica L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. H. Knowlton. 1899. Fossil Flora of the Yellowstone National Park. USGS Monograph Series 32(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Sweetgale, Myrique, Sweet Gale, Porssläktet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Myrica absarokensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica acuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica alkalina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica angustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica aspera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica athenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica banksiaefolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica bolanderi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Myrica brittoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica callicomaefolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica caya species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica chimanimaniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica chubutensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica cinnamomifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica cliffwoodensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica cobbii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica cooperensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica copeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica coriacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica crenata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica emarginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica engelhardtii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica fallax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica fenestrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica gale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica hallbaueri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica hartwegii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica heerii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica holdrigeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica idahoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica inaequiloba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica integerrima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica kraussiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica lamarensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Myrica lanceolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica lessigiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica linnaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica longifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica minuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica mira âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Myrica mohavensis âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Myrica neomexicana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica nervosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica newberryana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica nigricans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica nova species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica oblongifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica obscura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica obtusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica oranta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica oregoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica partita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica parvifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica personata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica potosina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica praedrymeja species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica praeesculenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica premira âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Myrica puryearensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica pyrifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica raritanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica rostrataformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica saraviana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica schimperi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica scottii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Myrica sonomensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica torreyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica towbridgi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica ujhanovii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica ulmifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica wadii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica wardii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Myrica wendtii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrica wilcoxensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1937 | Myrica Berry |
| 2000 | Myrica Mabberley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
