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Details for: NA 88139,
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small, NCBG-271
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small
Top Name:
NCBG-271
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
17 Dec 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
30 count
WLP 611 2019w01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small
Top Name:
NCBG-271
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
17 Dec 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
17 December 2019.
North Carolina, United States
Donor(s):
Bureau of Land Management, SOS project
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Accession Names and Identifiers
NCBG-271
Type: Collector identifier
source lot
North Carolina Botanical Garden
W6 57459
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS
WLP 611
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
Narrative
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small
Genus:
Morella
Family:
Myricaceae
Nomen number:
413128
Place of publication:
Fl. s.e. U.S. 337, 1329. 1903
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/377224
Verified:
09/05/2000
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrica cerifera
L.
Autonym(s)
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small var.
cerifera
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Myrica cerifera
L. var.
cerifera
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Morella cerifera
(L.) Small var.
pumila
Michx.
Morella pumila
(Michx.) Small
Myrica cerifera
L. var.
pumila
Michx.
Myrica pumila
(Michx.) Small
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bayberry
1
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English
candleberry
as
Myrica cerifera
1
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
English
southern bayberry
as
Myrica cerifera
1
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
English
southern wax-myrtle
as
Myrica cerifera
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
L.
English
waxberry
as
Myrica cerifera
1
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
English
wax-myrtle
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
arbre à cire
as
Myrica cerifera
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
German
Wachsbeerbaum
as
Myrica cerifera
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
German
Wachsmyrte
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Portuguese
louro-bravo
as
Myrica cerifera
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
Spanish
arrayán
as
Myrica cerifera
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
Spanish
cera vegetal
as
Myrica cerifera
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica cerifera
Swedish
vaxpors
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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ACCNUMBERD:
Changed W6 57459 to WLP 611. 17 May 2021.
ACCNUMBERD:
Changed WLP 611 to NA 88139. 13 Jan 2025.
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