Myrtaceae
Twinberry
Myrcianthes fragrans
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Myrcianthes
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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
Photos

Photo: DeneshaG, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.