      
Taxon: Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Genus: Morella
Family: Myricaceae.
Nomen number: 413128
Place of publication: Fl. s.e. U.S. 337, 1329. 1903
Name verified on: 05-Sep-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Sep-2000
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions:
3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
Check PlantSearch
database of Botanic Gardens
Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
- bayberry (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2
) – English
- candleberry (Source: F Tex
[as Myrica cerifera]) – English
- southern bayberry (Source: Trees US
[as Myrica cerifera]) – English
- southern wax-myrtle (Source: F NAmer
[as Myrica cerifera]) – English
- wax-myrtle (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English
- waxberry (Source: Hortus 3
[as Myrica cerifera]) – English
- arbre à cire (Source: Dict Rehm
[as Myrica cerifera]) – French
- Wachsbeerbaum (Source: Dict Rehm
[as Myrica cerifera]) – German
- Wachsmyrte (Source: S. Reichel, p.c.) – German
- louro-bravo (Source: Dict Rehm
[as Myrica cerifera]) – Portuguese
- arrayán (Source: Dict Rehm
[as Myrica cerifera]) – Spanish
- cera vegetal (Source: Dict Rehm
[as Myrica cerifera]) – Spanish
- vaxpors (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn
) – Swedish
- More:
Native: (links to
other web resources are provided for some distributions)
- NORTHERN AMERICA
(Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - New Jersey [s.]
North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Oklahoma
Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas
Mexico
- SOUTHERN AMERICA
Caribbean: Bahamas; Bermuda; Cuba; Hispaniola [possibly]; Jamaica; Puerto Rico
Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama [w.]
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
[= Myrica cerifera].
- Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al.
1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
[= Myrica cerifera L.].
- Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
- FNA Editorial Committee.
1993–. Flora of North America.
[= Myrica cerifera L.].
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
[= Myrica cerifera].
- Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541.
[= Myrica cerifera].
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
- Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
[= Myrica cerifera].
- Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
[re. German common names].
- Wilbur, R. L.
1994. The Myricaceae of the United States and Canada: genera, subgenera, and series.
Sida
16:100.
- Wilbur, R. L.
2002. The identity and history of Myrica caroliniensis (Myricaceae).
Rhodora
104:39.
- More:
Synonyms:
Check other web resources for Morella cerifera (L.) Small:
Images:
- More:
- Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
-
 Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be
inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require
specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with
properly documented herbarium material.
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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville,
Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?413128 (19 June 2013)
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