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Myrtaceae

Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) McVaugh

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Myrcianthes

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Myrcianthes rhopaloides: An aromatic tree known as Arrayan Negro. Native to the highlands from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Botanical Gardens of Bogota.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Spanish
Arrayán, Guagual, Huahual

Synonyms

  • Eugenia coccolobifolia (Kunth) Burret
  • Eugenia mariquitensis O.Berg
  • Eugenia porphyroclada O.Berg
  • Eugenia rhopaloides (Kunth) DC.
  • Myrcia coccolobifolia (Kunth) DC.
  • Myrtus coccolobifolia Kunth
  • Myrtus rhopaloides Kunth
  • Pseudocaryophyllus coccolobifolius (Kunth) O.Berg

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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). About our plant data.