Genus Myrica L.


Summary
Genus number:
7912
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Myricaceae
Accession count:

12 (6  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
a proposal for conservation (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9) sensu Myrica cerifera L. (non M. gale L. = Gale Duhamel) has failed


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References:
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 1999. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 48. Taxon 48:367-368. Note: proposal is rejected by Committee for Spermatophyta
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Verdcourt, B. & R. M. Polhill. 1997. (1291-1292) Proposals to conserve the names Myrica and Gale (Myricaceae) with conserved types. Taxon 46:347-348. Note: propose for conservation with M. cerifera L. as type
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=7912. Accessed 15 April 2026.