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Myrrhinium atropurpureum

Myrrhinium atropurpureum

Schott
Socará
Family: Myrtaceae
Order: Myrtales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Other common names: Palo De Fierro, Maitín.

Synonyms: Myrrhinium loranthoides.




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Myrrhinium is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It contains only one recognized species, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, native to South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S + SE Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina).
Varieties
# Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. atropurpureum – SE Brazil
# Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. octandrum Benth. – (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, S Brazil, Uruguay, N Argentina

Source: Wikipedia, article Myrrhinium atropurpureum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 598210
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
09/05/2024
Daniela Lowe
Foto
Photography ID: 556963
  Adult
Riachuelo
Colonia
Uruguay
05/27/2023
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 464304
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/26/2021
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 459769
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Rey
Salta
Argentina
08/20/2021
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 452914
  Adult
Cerro Miriñaque
Rivera
Uruguay
11/01/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 445082
  Adult
Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres
Uruguay
10/01/2013
Emilio Lessa



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Species records

Count: 14



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237331711/10/202507:33ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino sin nombrar1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
235870514/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
225423822/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyDe Palma Sola hacia Eco Portal de Piedra, Reserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraMarcos Augusto Lartigau
214284105/09/2024UruguayMaldonadoCalle Marcos Baez, MaldonadoDaniela Lowe
189679103/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosA Parque Nacional El Palmar (-31,851979, -58,323159)Hugo Alberto Valderrey
191529727/05/2023UruguayColoniaParque embarcadero de yates, RiachueloLuis Mier
146972926/09/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarEduardo Nadal
196203320/08/2021ArgentinaSaltaParque Nacional El ReyMiguel Ansenuza
145484020/08/2021ArgentinaSaltaParque Nacional El ReyHugo Caverzasi
143777931/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Myrrhinium atropurpureum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.