Myrrhinium

Myrrhinium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Myrteae
Genus:	Myrrhinium Schott
Species:	M. atropurpureum
Binomial name
Myrrhinium atropurpureum Schott
Synonyms
Felicianea Cambess. Tetrastemon Hook. & Arn. Felicianea rubriflora Cambess. Myrrhinium octandrum (Benth.) Mattos Tetrastemon loranthoides Hook. & Arn. Myrrhinium peruvianum O.Berg Myrrhinium rubriflorum O.Berg Myrrhinium sarcopetalum Lem. Myrrhinium lanceolatum Burret Myrrhinium loranthoides (Hook. & Arn.) Burret

Myrrhinium is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It contains only one recognized species, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, native to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S + SE Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina).

Varieties

1. Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. atropurpureum – SE Brazil
2. Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. octandrum Benth. – (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina