Genus Morella Lour.

Possible synonym of Myrica L.


Summary
Genus number:
17309
Last updated:
30 August 1999
Family:
Myricaceae
Accession count:

125 (69  active, 46  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms

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References:
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Myrica L.
  2. Huguet, V. et al. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of Myricaceae: a reexamination of host?symbiont specificity. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 34:557-568. Note: both host-symbiont specificity and molecular phylogeny supports separation from Myrica L.
  3. Killick, D. J. B. et al. 1998. New combinations in African Myricaceae. Kew Bull. 53:993-995. Note: accepts
  4. Parra-O., C. 2000. A new species of Morella (Myricaceae) from Bolivia and Argentina. Brittonia 52:320-324. Note: accepts
  5. Wilbur, R. L. 1994. The Myricaceae of the United States and Canada: genera, subgenera, and series. Sida 16:99. Note: accepts
  6. Wilbur, R. L. 2001. Five new combinations in the genus Morella (Myricaceae) for neotropical species. Rhodora 103:120-122. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=17309. Accessed 15 April 2026.