Kunth, K.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A. von, Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. (1817), Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 2(5): 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Myrica L.

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 419 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Canacomyricaceae Baum.-Bod. ex Doweld legitimate

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 113 [secondary reference]

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