37. Psidium guineense Swartz (1788: 77); Legrand & Klein (1972: 715–717) [Fig. 4U,V; Fig. 6Q]

Widely distributed and cultivated from Mexico to Argentina and Brazil (Govaerts et al. 2010, Sobral et al. 2010).

Shrubs 1–3 m tall. This species differs from Campomanesia dichotoma by the constriction of the distal portion of the ovary and from other Psidium species by having dichasial inflorescence and linear bracteoles. This species can have solitary flowers or multiple dichasia.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Goiana, Reserva Biológica Fazenda Tabatinga, 25.V.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 460 et al. (UFP); Igarassu, Usina São José, 11.III.2009, fl., fr., B.S. Amorim 417 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Reserva Biológica de Saltinho, 26.XI.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 502 et al. (UFP) .