28. Myrcia tenuivenosa Kiaerskou (1893: 83); Legrand & Klein (1969b: 252–253) [Fig. 4E; Fig. 6I]

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Sobral et al. 2009) and previously known only from the Southeast to South regions of Brazil (Sobral et al. 2010). New records of this species for the Northeast in the States of Bahia, Pernambuco and Alagoas are presented here

Trees 8–10 m tall. This species differs from other Myrcia species by leaves 6.5–10.0 × 2–3 cm, a sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface, deciduous bracts, lanceolate bracteoles, acute and unequal calyx lobes, 4 larger (2 mm long), 1 shorter (1 mm long), a glabrous hypanthium and subglobose fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: São Lourenço da Mata, Estação Ecológica de Taparcurá, 09.I.2001, fr., K. Almeida 94 et al. (JPB); Sirinhaem, Engenho Lage, 01.XI.1968, fl., D.P. Lima 12620 et al. (IPA); Usina Trapiche, 21.XII.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim et al. 704 (UFP). Alagoas: s.loc., 28.X1980, fl., A. Lima 80-9778 et al. (IPA); Bahia. Barro Preto, Serra da Pedra Lascada, 10.XII.2005, fl., J.G. Jardim 4794 et al. (RB). Espírito Santo:. Castelo, Parque Estadual do Forno Grande, 27.I.2004, fr., L. Kollmann 6380 et al. (RB) .