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SPECIES: Myrica cerifera | Southern Bayberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
MYRCER

SYNONYMS : 
   Morella cerifera (L.) Small
   Cerothamnus cerifera (L.) Small
   Cerothamnus Pumilus (Michx.) Small
   Myrica carolinensis Mill.
   Myrica pusilla Raf.
   Myrica mexicana Willd.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MYCE


COMMON NAMES : 
   southern bayberry
   southern waxmyrtle
   waxmyrtle
   candleberry
   bayberry
   dwarf waxmyrtle
   cerero
   arrayan


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for southern bayberry is Myrica
cerifera L. (Myricaceae).  There are no recognized forms or subspecies.
Recognized varieties include [8]:

                var. cerifera
                var. pumila Michx.

M. cerifera var. cerifera is a dwarf variety recognized as a separate
species, Cerothamnus pumilis (Michx.), by Small [16].

M. cerifera hybridizes with M. pennsylvania to produce M. X macfarlanei
Youngken [16].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Timothy R. Van Deelen, July 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Van Deelen, Timothy R. 1991. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Myrica cerifera | Southern Bayberry