Rapanea
Rapanea is a genus of plant in family Primulaceae. It has often been placed in synonymy with Myrsine, and many species have been moved to Myrsine.[1][2] As of April 2022, Plants of the World Online does not accept the genus, regarding it as a synonym of Myrsine.[3]
| Rapanea | |
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| Rapanea melanophloeos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: | Rapanea Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Rapanea guianensis | |
| Species | |
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Species formerly placed in the genus include:
- Rapanea collina (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of Myrsine collina
- Rapanea longifolia (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of Myrsine longifolia - French Polynesia
- Rapanea mccomishii Sprague, synonym of Myrsine mccomishii - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez, synonym of Myrsine melanophloeos - Southern Africa
- Rapanea myrtillina Mez, synonym of Myrsine myrtillina - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea perakensis (King & Gamble) B.C.Stone, synonym of Myrsine perakensis - Malaysia endemic
- Rapanea platystigma (F.Muell.) Mez, synonym of Myrsine platystigma - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea salicina (Hook.f.) Mez, synonym of Myrsine salicina
- Rapanea seychellarum Mez, synonym of Myrsine seychellarum - Seychelles endemic
- Rapanea striata Mez, synonym of Myrsine striata - India endemic
- Rapanea variabilis (R.Br.) Mez, synonym of Myrsine variabilis
References
- Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 934.
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "Rapanea Aubl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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