Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil
Author
Amorim, Bruno S.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Dept. Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. CEP: 50670 - 901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
brunosarim@yahoo.com.br
Author
Alves, Marccus
Dept. Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. CEP: 50670 - 901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
text
Phytotaxa
2012
2011-01-05
40
33
54
journal article
6131
10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6
c6da4c65-81a6-4aa0-9175-97c370049d3e
1179-3163
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36.
Psidium guajava
Linnaeus (1753: 470)
;
Legrand & Klein (1972: 712–715)
[
Fig. 4T
;
Fig. 6P
]
Widely distributed and cultivated for its edible fruits in tropical and sub-tropical America; introduced in Africa (
Govaerts
et al.
2010
).
Trees and shrubs
3–7 m
tall. This species differs from other
Psidium
species
by the number of secondary veins (10–15 pairs), solitary flowers and linear bracts.
Selected
specimens:
BRAZIL
.
Pernambuco
:
Igarassu
,
Usina São José
,
26.XII.2008
, fr.,
B.S. Amorim
321 et al.
(UFP); Tamandaré,
Reserva Biológica de Saltinho
,
25.XI.2009
,
B.S. Amorim
499 et al.
(UFP)
.