27. Myrcia sylvatica (G.Mey.) De Candolle (1828: 244); McVaugh (1958: 662–663) [Fig. 4C, D; Fig. 6H] Known from Costa Rica to Brazil where it is founded in north and northeastern regions (Govaerts et al. 2010, Sobral et al. 2010).

Trees and shrubs 3–7 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia splendens but differs by having ovate leaves and a sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface; it differs from other Myrcia species by a pilose hypanthium and ellipsoid fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Cabo de Santo Santo Agostinho, Reserva Ecológica Mata do Zumbi, 06.XII.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim 695 et al. (UFP); Igarassu, Usina São José, 08.III.2009, fl., B.S. Amorim 408 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Reserva Biológica de Saltinho, 29.V.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 469 et al. (UFP) .