Myrcia irregularis

Santos, Matheus F., Amorim, Bruno S., Burton, George P., Faria, Jair E. Q., Fernandes, Thiago, Flickinger, Jonathan A., Gaem, Paulo Henrique, Landrum, Leslie R., Lima, Duane F., Proença, Carolyn E. B., Rosa, Priscila O., Lima-Dos-Santos, Leidiana, Setubal, Robberson B., Stadnik, Aline M. S., Staggemeier, Vanessa G., Vasconcelos, Thais N. C. & Lucas, Eve J., 2024, A taxonomic account of Myrciinae (Myrteae, Myrtaceae): generic and sectional placement of forgotten species and a list of all accepted species, Phytotaxa 674 (2), pp. 129-170 : 141

5.2.6. Myrcia irregularis (Sobral, M.A.D.Souza & Luize) K.Campbell & E.Lucas (in Campbell et al. 2019: 149). Calyptranthes irregularis Sobral, M. A.D. Souza & Luize (in Sobral et al. 2015: 165). Type:— BRAZIL. Amazonas, Codajás, 23 July 2011, Luize 411 (holotype INPA [243025]!; isotype RB) .

Myrcia irregularis resembles M. uaupensis , M. mcvaughii and M. cuspidata . Myrcia irregularis does not have sympodial branching at the base of inflorescence and has an irregularly tearing calyptra ( Sobral et al. 2015). For these reasons, the species is placed in M. sect. Aulomyrcia .