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 4927233 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) .