''Blepharocalyx'' is a genus of

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in family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

first described as a genus in 1854.Tropicos, ''Blepharocalyx'' O.Berg
/ref> It is native to South America and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Blepharocalyx''
/ref>McVaugh, R. 1989. Myrtaceae. In: Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands 5: 463–532. ;Accepted species # '' Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii'' (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. - Chile # '' Blepharocalyx eggersii'' (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum - Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil # '' Blepharocalyx myriophyllus '' Mattos -

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# '' Blepharocalyx salicifolius'' (Kunth.) O.Berg - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

References

Myrtaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Myrtaceae-stub