Myrcia myrcioides (Mattos & D.Legrand) Mattos (2008: 4)

Santos, Matheus F., Amorim, Bruno S., Burton, George P., Faria, Jair E. Q., Fernandes, Thiago, Flickinger, Jonathan A., Gaem, Paulo Henrique, Landrum, Leslie R., Lima, Duane F., Proença, Carolyn E. B., Rosa, Priscila O., Lima-Dos-Santos, Leidiana, Setubal, Robberson B., Stadnik, Aline M. S., Staggemeier, Vanessa G., Vasconcelos, Thais N. C. & Lucas, Eve J., 2024, A taxonomic account of Myrciinae (Myrteae, Myrtaceae): generic and sectional placement of forgotten species and a list of all accepted species, Phytotaxa 674 (2), pp. 129-170 : 143

5.4.2. Myrcia myrcioides (Mattos & D.Legrand) Mattos (2008: 4) . Gomidesia myrcioides Mattos & D.Legrand (in Legrand & Mattos 1975: 14). Type:— BOLIVIA. Prov. Del Sara, Depto. Santa Cruz, 450 m elevation, 4 May 1916, Steinbach 2182 (lectotype MVM [sheet with J. Steinbach label] [image!], designated here; isolectotype MVM).

Gomidesia myrcioides was considered by Nic Lughadha (1998) a member of the genus Myrcia , at that time distinct from Gomidesia . Nic Lughadha (1998) considered the flowers smaller than normal for Gomidesia and supposed that the author’s description of the anther (“stamina generis”) was a mistake. However, considering that some members of Myrcia sect. Gomidesia do not have typical gomidesioid anthers ( Lucas et al. 2011), there is not an obstacle to place it in this section, though a more detailed analysis is desirable to confirm this arrangement.

The type of Gomidesia myrcioides shares some features with Myrcia tijucensis Kiaerskou (1893: 102) , a species from southern and southeastern Brazil, such as leaf shape and size, inconspicuous indumentum (except on the bud), and a pauciflorous inflorescence. Two sheets compose the type cited in the protologue, and thus a lectotypification was necessary.