Myrcia racemosa (O.Berg) Kiaerskou (1893: 72)

Amorim, Bruno S. & Alves, Marccus, 2012, Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 40, pp. 33-54 : 44

24. Myrcia racemosa (O.Berg) Kiaerskou (1893: 72) ; Souza et al. (2007: 49–63) [ Fig. 3S ; Fig. 6E ]

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest ( Sobral et al. 2009) from the northeast to southern regions of Brazil ( Govaerts et al. 2010, Sobral et al. 2010, Proença & Sobral 2006). In the Northeast, it occurs in the States of Bahia ( Sobral et al. 2010), Alagoas ( Lemos et al. 2010), Pernambuco ( Amorim & Alves 2011a), and Sergipe.

Trees 3–8 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia splendens , but differs by having acuminate calyx lobes, a glabrous hypanthium and subglobose to globose fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Reserva Ecológica Mata do Zumbi , 06.XII.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim 694 et al. (UFP); Igarassu, Usina São José, 28.IV.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 454 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Área de Proteção Ambiental Guadalupe , 08.I.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 520 et al. (UFP). Sergipe: Santa Luzia da Itanhy , 13.VI.1997, fr., M. Landim et al. 1284 (ASE) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. A. Eugenia umbrosa. —Fruits. (B.S. Amorim 424). —B. Eugenia uniflora. —Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 320). —C. Eugenia sp. nov. —Fruits. (B.S. Amorim 691) —D–E. Gomidesia blanchetiana. —D. flower. (J.R.R. Cantarelli 203) —E. Fruit. (M.F.A. Lucena 1820) —F-G. Marlierea excoriata. —F. Flower. (B.S. Amorim 516) —G. Fruit. (R.B. Santos 46) —H-I. Marlierea tomentosa. —H. Flower. (A. Filho 269) —I. Fruit. (P.C. Lobo 25373) —J-L. Myrcia bergiana —J. Inflorescence. (B.S. Amorim 433) —K. Flower. (B.S. Amorim 479) —L. Fruit. (L.M. Nascimento 681) —M-O. Myrcia densa. —M. Leaf. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —N. Pubescence detail of leaf abaxial surface. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —O. Fruit. (T.L.C. Nadia —UFP34137) —P. Myrcia guianensis. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 411) —Q. Myrcia insularis. (K. Almeida 17) —Fruit. —R. Myrcia multiflora. (I.M. Cruz 36) —Flower. —S. Myrcia racemosa. —Fruit. (B.S. Amorim 454) —T-U. Myrcia spectabilis. —T. Fruit. (J.A.N. Souza 630) —U. Imbricate calyx lobes detail. (J.A.N. Souza 630).

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.