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Myrtaceae

Twinberry

Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Myrcianthes

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Twinberry: Myrcianthes fragrans
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
香六番樱
English
Twinberry

Synonyms

  • Amyrsia compressa (Kunth) Raf.
  • Amyrsia compressa (Kunth) Kausel
  • Amyrsia limbata (Kunth) Kausel
  • Anamomis dichotoma (Poir.) Sarg.
  • Anamomis dicrana (O.Berg) Britton
  • Anamomis fragrans (Sw.) Griseb.
  • Anamomis fragrans var. brachyrhiza (Krug & Urb.) Stehlé
  • Anamomis fragrans var. cuneata Griseb.
  • Anamomis grandis Britton
  • Anamomis guayabillo (A.Rich.) Griseb.
  • Anamomis lucayana Britton
  • Anamomis punctata Griseb.
  • Anamomis punctata var. dichotoma (Poir.) Kiaersk.
  • Anamomis simpsonii Small
  • Cumetea fragrans (Sw.) Raf.
  • Eugenia aromatica O.Berg
  • Eugenia balbisiana (DC.) O.Berg
  • Eugenia balbisiana var. dives O.Berg
  • Eugenia balbisiana var. triflora O.Berg
  • Eugenia balsamica Jacq.
  • Eugenia compressa DC.
  • Eugenia dichotoma (Poir.) DC.
  • Eugenia dichotoma var. fragrans (Sw.) Nutt.
  • Eugenia dicrana O.Berg
  • Eugenia dugandii Standl.
  • Eugenia fragrans (Sw.) Willd.
  • Eugenia fragrans var. brachyrhiza Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia fragrans var. genuina DC.
  • Eugenia fragrans var. obovata O.Berg
  • Eugenia granulata O.Berg
  • Eugenia guayabillo A.Rich.
  • Eugenia heteroclita Tuss.
  • Eugenia limbata (Kunth) DC.
  • Eugenia lopeziana Ant.Molina
  • Eugenia lucayana (Britton) Alain
  • Eugenia punctata Vahl
  • Eugenia rondonensis Steyerm.
  • Eugenia simpsonii (Small) Sarg.
  • Eugenia steyermarkii Standl.
  • Eugenia triflora Sessé & Moc.

and 25 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.