Myrcia splendens (Sw.) De Candolle (1828: 244)

Amorim, Bruno S. & Alves, Marccus, 2012, Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 40, pp. 33-54 : 45

26. Myrcia splendens (Sw.) De Candolle (1828: 244) ; McVaugh (1958: 659–661) [ Fig. 4A, B ; Fig. 6G ]

In tropical America, this species occurs from Mexico to Argentina and is widely distributed in Brazil ( Govaerts et al. 2010; Sobral et al. 2010).

Trees and shrubs 3–7 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia sylvatica but differs by having elliptic leaves and a flat or raised midvein on the adaxial lamina surface; it differs from other Myrcia species by having a pilose hypanthium and style and by having ellipsoid fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José , 20.II.2009, fl., B.S. Amorim 388 et al. (UFP); Recife, Parque Ecológico de Dois Irmãos , 13.IV.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 634 et al. (UFP); Sirinhaem, Usina Trapiche, 21.XII. 2010, fl., B.S. Amorim et al. 700 (UFP) .

Figures

FIGURE 4. A–B. Myrcia splendens. —A. Leaf. (B.S. Amorim 388) —B. Midvein detail. (B.S. Amorim 388) C-D. Myrcia sylvatica. C. Leaf. (B.S. Amorim 318) —D. Midvein detail. (B.S. Amorim 318) —E. Myrcia tenuivenosa. —Fruit. (L. Kollman 6380) —F. Myrcia tomentosa. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 422) —G-I. Myrcia verrucosa. —G. Flower. (D.R. Siqueira 120) —I. Calyx lobes detail. (D.R. Siqueira 120) —H. Fruit. (A.C.B. Lins e Silva 355) —I. Calyx lobes detail. (A.C.B. Lins e Silva 355) —J–K. Myrciaria ferruginea. —J. Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 438) —K. Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 438) —L–M. Myrciaria floribunda. —L. Inflorescence. (O.F. Lopes —IPA 44499) —M. Fruit. (F. França —IPA 53525) —N–O. Myrciaria glazioviana. N. —Flower. (B.S. Amorim 660) —O. Fruit. (B. Pickel 5616) —P–Q. Plinia rivularis. — P. Inflorescence. (A. Lima 70-5724) —Q. Inflorescence detail. (A. Lima 70-5724) —R-S. Psidium cattleianum. - R. Flower. (P. Ferreira 70-50) —S. Fruit. (P. Ferreira 70-50) —T. Psidium guajava. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 499) —U–V. Psidium guineense. —U. Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 421) —V. Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 494) —X–Y. Psidium oligospermum. —X. Flower. (V. Sobrinho —UFP100) —Y. Fruit. (V. Sobrinho —UFP100).

FIGURE 6. A. Myrcia densa. —Infructescence. —B–C. Myrcia guianensis. —B. Inflorescence. —C. Infructescence. —D. Myrcia multiflora. —Inflorescence. —E. Myrcia racemosa. —Infructescence. —F. Myrcia spectabilis. — Infructescence. —G. Myrcia splendens. —Infructescence. —H. Myrcia sylvatica. —Infructescence. —I. Myrcia tenuivenosa. —Inflorescence. —J. Myrcia tomentosa. —Inflorescence. —K–L. Myrciaria ferruginea. —K. Inflorescence. L. Infructescence. —M. Myrciaria floribunda. —Infructescence. —N–O. Myrciaria glazioviana.– N. Flower. —O. Fruit. —P. Psidium guajava. —Fruit. —Q. Psidium guineense. —Inflorescence. —R. Psidium oligospermum. –Fruit.