Myrica cerifera merupakan tumbuhan berbentuk perdu atau pohon dari famili Myricaceae. Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim subtropis dengan rentang sebaran mulai dari New Jersey, Amerika tengah, hingga Karibia. Nama ilmiah Myrica cerifera pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis Carolus Linnaeus dalam Species Plantarum tahun 1753.
Cerophora angustifolia Raf. Cerophora inodora Raf. Cerophora lanceolata Raf. Cerophora spicans Raf. Cerothamnus cerifer (L.) Small Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small Lacistema alterum Spreng. Lacistema berteroanum Schult. Morella cerifera (L.) Small Morella domingana (C.DC.) Carlquist Morella pumila (Michx.) Small Myrica altera C.DC. Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia Aiton Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl. Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev. Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx. Myrica domingana C.DC. Myrica jamaicensis R.A.Howard & Proctor Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Myrica mexicana var. fastuosa A.Chev. Myrica mexicana var. subglabra A.Chev. Myrica microcarpa Benth. Myrica microcarpa var. angustifolia C.DC. Myrica microstachya Krug & Urb. Myrica polycarpa M.Martens & Galeotti Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small Myrica pusilla Raf. Myrica reticulata Krug & Urb. Myrica verrucosa Raf.
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
