Myrcia abrantea
Surinam Cherry
Myrcia splendens
(Sw.) DC. Species
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- Botanical name
- Myrcia splendens
- Also known as
- Punchberry, Surinam Cherry, Wild Currant
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Myrcia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Surinam Cherry
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Myrcia splendens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Aulomyrcia costata
Aulomyrcia wullschlaegeliana
Cumetea divaricata
Eugenia divaricata
Eugenia fallax
Eugenia laxiflora
Eugenia mikaniana
Eugenia mollis
Eugenia paniculaeflora
Eugenia periplocifolia
Myrcia acuminata
Myrcia acuminata var. bullata
Myrcia acuminata var. genuina
Myrcia acuminata var. meridensis
Myrcia acuminata var. peruviana
Myrcia acuminata var. tovarensis
Myrcia acutata
Myrcia acutiloba
Myrcia aguitensis
Myrcia alagoensis
Myrcia alagoensis var. intermedia
Myrcia alagoensis var. oblongata
Myrcia alagoensis var. ovata
Myrcia atramentifera
Myrcia augustana
Myrcia ayresiana
Myrcia barrensis
Myrcia belizensis
Myrcia berberis
Myrcia berberis
Myrcia berberis var. angustifolia
Myrcia berberis var. latifolia
Myrcia brachylopadia
Myrcia bracteolaris
Myrcia brandami
Myrcia catharinae
Myrcia chilensis
Myrcia ciarensis
Myrcia communis
Myrcia communis var. glabrata
Myrcia communis var. latifolia
Myrcia complicata
Myrcia compressa
Myrcia corcovadensis
Myrcia coroicensis
Myrcia costaricensis
Myrcia costata
Myrcia costata var. bahiensis
Myrcia costata var. minensis
Myrcia coumetoides
Myrcia cucullata
Myrcia dictyoneura
Myrcia discolor
Myrcia divaricata
Myrcia elongata
Myrcia elongata var. brunnea
Myrcia elongata var. grandifolia
Myrcia elongata var. ochracea
Myrcia erythroxylon
Myrcia erythroxylon var. caerulescens
Others in Myrcia
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