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Myrrhinium atropurpureum

Myrrhinium atropurpureum

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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
146972926/09/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarEduardo Nadal
216276122/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarMaria Belén Dri
140518519/09/2011ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarJorge La Grotteria
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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 26/09/2026.