5. Eugenia candolleana De Candolle (1828: 281) [Fig. 2F; Fig 5C]

Govaerts et al. (2010) and Sobral et al. (2010) indicate this species as endemic to Brazil and widely distributed.

Trees and shrubs 2–4 m tall, leaves 4–8 × 2.0– 3.5 cm, midvein sulcate on adaxial lamina surface, racemose inflorescence, bracts and bracteoles lanceolate, hypanthium and style base pilose and fruits subglobose.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José, 14.III.2009, fl., fr., B.S. Amorim 444 et al. (UFP); São Lourenço da Mata, Estação Ecológica de Tapacurá, 23.III.2004, fl., M.S. Sobrinho 555 et al. (UFP) .