26. Myrcia splendens (Sw.) De Candolle (1828: 244); McVaugh (1958: 659–661) [Fig. 4A, B; Fig. 6G]

In tropical America, this species occurs from Mexico to Argentina and is widely distributed in Brazil (Govaerts et al. 2010; Sobral et al. 2010).

Trees and shrubs 3–7 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia sylvatica but differs by having elliptic leaves and a flat or raised midvein on the adaxial lamina surface; it differs from other Myrcia species by having a pilose hypanthium and style and by having ellipsoid fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José, 20.II.2009, fl., B.S. Amorim 388 et al. (UFP); Recife, Parque Ecológico de Dois Irmãos, 13.IV.2010, fr., B.S. Amorim 634 et al. (UFP); Sirinhaem, Usina Trapiche, 21.XII. 2010, fl., B.S. Amorim et al. 700 (UFP) .