30. Myrcia verrucosa Sobral (2006b: 77) [Fig. 4G–I]

Endemic to Atlantic Forest from northeast to southeast Brazil in the States of Espírito Santo (Sobral 2010), Pernambuco (Amorim & Alves 2011a), and new records of this species for State of Sergipe are presented here.

Trees 5–7 m tall. This species differs from other Myrcia species by leaves 4.5–8.0 × 2.5–4.0 cm, a sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface, linear bracteoles, falcate calyx lobes and subglose, verrucose fruit.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Reserva Biológica da Mata of Zumbi, 01.XI.1995, fl., D.R. Siqueira 120 et al. (PEUFR); Igarassu, Usina São José, 19.VII.2008, fr., A.C.B. Lins e Silva 355 et al. (UFP). Sergipe: Santa Luzia de Itanhu, 15.IX.1995, fl., M.F. Landim et al. 623 (ASE) .