14. Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (1753: 470); Legrand & Klein (1969a: 84–89). [Fig. 3B; Fig 5L].

Known from the Northeast region of Brazil to Uruguay and widely cultivated for edible fruit (Govaerts et al. 2010, Proença & Sobral 2006).

Shrubs 2–4 m tall, leaves 3.0–5.5 × 1.2–3.0 cm, midvein flat or raised on adaxial lamina surface, raceme with the main axis reduced, bracts elliptical, bracteoles linear, hypanthium 8-ribbed, pilose and fruits subglobose, 8-ribbed with seeds immaculate.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, 11.III.2006, fl., V.R.C. Lins s/n et al. (UFP 44095); Goiana, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Tabatinga, 12.XI.2010, fl. fr., D. Cavalcanti 338 et al. (UFP); Igarassu, Usina São José, 26.12.2008, fl., fr., B.S. Amorim 320 et al. (UFP); Recife, Jardim Botânico, 01.IX.1970, fr., I.C.L. Barros 69 et al. (UFP) .