3.1. Eugenia anomala D.Legrand, Anales Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, II, 4(11): 61. 1936

(Type: Uruguay, Rivera, Arechavaleta s.n., MVM).

= Hexachlamys humilis O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 345. 1856

(Type: Montevideo, Sellow s.n., B, probably destroyed. Lectotype: Brazil, Paraná, S. Ignacio, Sellow 1090, US, here designated).

Eugenia humilis (O.Berg) Benth. ex Nied., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 82. 1893.,

nom. illeg., not E. humilis Vell., Fl. Flum. 5: 210, tab. 43, 1829.

Eugenia vallsiana Mattos, Loefgrenia 105: 2. 1995.

The protologue of Hexachlamys humilis (Berg 1855 -1856) consists in a generic-specific description which cites Sellow s.n. as type, a specimen probably lost. Nevertheless, in his treatment of Brazilian Myrtaceae Berg (1857 -1859) extends his description and cites an additional collection of Sellow made at S. Ignacio, in the Brazilian state of Paraná, of which there exists a duplicate at US, and may be considered an adequate lectotype.

Eugenia anomala is the correct name for Hexachlamys humilis when this genus is merged with Eugenia, as is the case in the Brazilian list. This species has been erroneously cited as Eugenia plurisepala Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. (Sobral 2003) and E. vallsiana (Stehmann et al., 2009) .