Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg

Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg

Blepharocalyx is a Myrtaceae plant genus native to South America and the West Indies, with four currently accepted species.

Family
Genus
Blepharocalyx
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg

Blepharocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, first formally described as a genus in 1854. Members of this genus are native to South America and the West Indies. This list includes all currently accepted species and their recorded native ranges: Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. is native to Chile; Blepharocalyx eggersii (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum is native to the Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, and Brazil; Blepharocalyx myriophyllus Mattos is native to Minas Gerais; Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Blepharocalyx

More from Myrtaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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