Blepharocalyx

Blepharocalyx is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854.^[5][3] It is native to South America and the West Indies.^{[4][6][7][8][9][10]}

Accepted species^[4]

1. Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. - Chile
2. Blepharocalyx eggersii (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum - Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil
3. Blepharocalyx myriophyllus Mattos - Minas Gerais
4. Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth.) O.Berg - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

Blepharocalyx
Blepharocalyx gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Myrteae
Genus:	Blepharocalyx O.Berg
Type species
Blepharocalyx acuminatissimus (syn of B. salicifolius)[1] ( Miq.) O.Berg[2][3]
Synonyms[4]
Heteromyrtus Blume, illegitimate nam Temu O.Berg Marlieriopsis Kiaersk.