PLANTS Profile for Calyptranthes zuzygium (myrtle of the river)

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PLANTS Profile

Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.
myrtle of the river

Symbol:

CAZU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Myrtaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

More Information:

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Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

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Synonyms:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

MYZU

Myrtus zuzygium L.

Distribution:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

View 32 genera in Myrtaceae, 14 species in Calyptranthes

Classification:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Myrtaceae – Myrtle family
Genus	Calyptranthes Sw. – mountainbay
Species	Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw. – myrtle of the river

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
myrtle of the river		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27186.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 01:16 PM CDT