Myrcianthes pseudomato ( Legrand 1944: 477 ) McVaugh (1963: 493)

Proença, Carolyn E. B., De Oliveira, Marla I. U., Sobral, Marcos & Landim, Myrna F., 2014, Novelties in Myrtaceae: contributions to the Flora of the State of Sergipe, Brazil, Phytotaxa 173 (3), pp. 217-225 : 224

3.1. Myrcianthes pseudomato ( Legrand 1944: 477) McVaugh (1963: 493)

This is a new occurrence for Brazil. The single collection of this species, made in Sergipe, closely matches the description by Grifo (1992) except for the number of ovules that is slightly higher (we found ca. 30 and she cites 15- 20). The stiff, cartilagineous leaf tip and pendulous placentation from a stalk arising near the middle of the locule is typical of the genus ( Grifo 1992). A complete description is available in the Flora of Sergipe ( Proença et al. 2013).

Examined material:— BRAZIL. Sergipe: Riachão do Dantas , June 2013, fl., Farias et al. 307 (ASE!, UB!) .

Comments:— The citation of M. pseudomato for Paraná ( Grifo 1992) is based on an erroneous identification detected by one of us (MS) and this species was, until now, presumed to not occur in Brazil ( Sobral et al. 2013). The discovery of Myrcianthes pseudomato in Sergipe is surprising as its known distribution is Argentina and Bolivia ( Govaerts et al. 2008).According to Eládio dos Santos (personal communication 2013),ASE herbarium technician, with wide experience of collecting in Sergipe, this species ocurrs almost always as a large tree. Fruiting specimens would be desirable, since they would provide additional evidence that this species is indeed Myrcianthes pseudomato .