Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman (1985: 195)

Amorim, Bruno S. & Alves, Marccus, 2012, Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 40, pp. 33-54 : 49

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4927315

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/253B87C3-FF84-2E24-5CDF-6C8E319FFDD8

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman (1985: 195)
status

 

34. Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman (1985: 195) ; Sobral (2003: 150–151) [ Fig. 4P, Q View FIGURE 4 ]

Widely distributed and cultivated in tropical America, from Trinidad to northeastern Argentina and Brazil ( Govaerts et al. 2010, Sobral et al. 2010). Considered extinct in the State of Pernambuco, with no records in the last 40 years.

Trees 4–7 m tall. This species differs from other species of Plinia by having leaves 7.5–10.0 × 3–4 cm, a flat or raised midvein on the adaxial laminar surface, rotund bracts, linear bracteoles, the raceme terminated by a dichasium and the calyx closed in flower bud, tearing open irregularly.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Ipojuca, Cupe , 06.II.1970, fl., A. Lima 70-5724 (IPA). Paraná: Londrina, 04.IX.1999, fl., L.H. Soares-Silva et al. 235 (SP); Tijucas of Sul , 31.XII.1999, fr., O.S. Ribas et al. 2201 (SP) .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aphrophoridae

Genus

Plinia

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