Myrsine coriacea

#937 They called me Myrsine coriacea, also known as Myrsine jelskii, Rapanea jelskii, and Rapanea mandonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Jelsk (I couldn’t find his records), and Gilbert (Gustav) Mandon. They first catalogued me in 1819.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Windward Is..