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Taxon:  Myrcia multiflora (Lam.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Myrcia
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Myrteae
Nomen number:
402642
Place of publication:
Prodr. 3:244. 1828
Verified:
08/31/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eugenia multiflora Lam.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Myrcia sphaerocarpa DC.
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Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  4. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Common names
English
pedra hume –
Portuguese
cambui –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru [Huánuco, Junín, Madre de Dios]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402642. Accessed 29 May 2025.