Myrcia tomentosa (Aubl.) De Candolle (1828: 245)
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Myrcia tomentosa (Aubl.) De Candolle (1828: 245) |
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29. Myrcia tomentosa (Aubl.) De Candolle (1828: 245) View in CoL ; McVaugh(1969: 123–124) [ Fig. 4F View FIGURE 4 ; Fig. 6J View FIGURE 6 ]
This species occurs from Trinidad and Panama to Brazil ( Govaerts et al. 2010); it is widely distributed throughout its range ( Sobral et al. 2010).
Trees to shrubs 5–7 m tall. This species differs from other Myrcia species by having leaves 4–8 × 2.5–4.5 cm, a sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface, 6–8 pairs of secondary veins; acuminate and unequal calyx lobes, 4 larger (2 mm long), 1 shorter (1 mm long) and subglobose fruit.
Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Goiana, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Tabatinga , 04.III.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 573 et al. (UFP); 29. XI.2011, fl., D. Cavalcanti et al. 625 (UFP); Igarassu, Usina São José, 12.III.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 422 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Área de Proteção Ambiental Guadalupe , 08.I.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 522 et al. (UFP); Reserva Biológica de Saltinho , 10.III.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 598 et al. (UFP) .
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