Myrcia sintenisiana M.F.Santos

Santos, Matheus F., Amorim, Bruno S., Burton, George P., Faria, Jair E. Q., Fernandes, Thiago, Flickinger, Jonathan A., Gaem, Paulo Henrique, Landrum, Leslie R., Lima, Duane F., Proença, Carolyn E. B., Rosa, Priscila O., Lima-Dos-Santos, Leidiana, Setubal, Robberson B., Stadnik, Aline M. S., Staggemeier, Vanessa G., Vasconcelos, Thais N. C. & Lucas, Eve J., 2024, A taxonomic account of Myrciinae (Myrteae, Myrtaceae): generic and sectional placement of forgotten species and a list of all accepted species, Phytotaxa 674 (2), pp. 129-170 : 139

4.2. Myrcia sintenisiana M.F.Santos (in Santos et al. 2020: 197). Marlierea sintenisii Kiaerskou (1888 –1890: 252). Type:— PUERTO RICO. “Sierra de Luquillo, in monte Jimenes”, 1885, Sintenis 1476 (lectotype K!, designated by Santos et al. 2020; isolectotypes LD [image!], US!).

The phylogenetic analysis of the trees of Puerto Rico ( Muscarella et al. 2014) placed Myrcia sintenisiana inside Myrcia . Resulting topologies vary in that work, placing Myrcia sintenisiana close to Gomidesia lindeniana O. Berg (1857 – 1859: 208) (= Myrcia fenzliana O. Berg [1857 –1859: 196]), part of Myrcia sect. Gomidesia , or close to a sample of Calyptranthes sp. (M. sect. Calyptranthes ). According to Santos et al. (2020), the closed floral bud opening irregularly suggests affinity with Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia . Further molecular phylogenetic analysis is necessary to accurately place Myrcia sintenisiana in the appropriate section of Myrcia .