Myrcia linearifolia Cambessèdes (1832: 334)

Rosa, Priscila O., Vasconcelos, Thaís N. C., Lucas, Eve J. & Proença, Carolyn E. B., 2021, Revisiting Glaziou and the botany of the second Cruls Mission: three new species and 23 accepted species of Myrcia (Myrtaceae) collected from Goiás, Brazil and a detailed description of his “ Goyaz ” itinerary, Phytotaxa 509 (1), pp. 69-92 : 81

10. Myrcia linearifolia Cambessèdes (1832: 334) .

Specimens examined:— BRAZIL. Goiás: Glaziou 21127 (BR, G, K000344074 , P 05232059, P 05232060), Glaziou 21130 (G, BR, P 05232057, P 05232058, K000343533 ) .

The specimens Glaziou 21127 and 21130 were incorrectly identified as Myrcia pinifolia . Myrcia linearifolia is easily confused with M. pinifolia since they are both subshrubs with acicular leaves; to distinguish them, the best characteristic is that in Myrcia pinifolia leaves are lax, with long internodes, while in Myrcia linearifolia the internodes are very short, presenting a dense, ericoid aspect. Glaziou collected twice in Goiás (Cachoeira da Fumaça) and once in the Distrito Federal. In the Listè Glaziou 21130 is listed as Eugenia sprengelii DC. (1828: 236) a misconception since P05322220 is actually a Eugenia angustissima O. Berg (1857 –1859: 569).