Neomitranthes capivariensis (Mattos) Mattos, 1981

Maruyama, Adriano Da Silva De Cicco, Tuler, Amélia Carlos, Valdemarin, Karinne S., Proença, Carolyn Elinore Barnes & Mazine, Fiorella Fernanda, 2024, A new species of Psidium and notes on Neomitranthes from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, Phytotaxa 653 (2), pp. 155-164 : 162

1. Neomitranthes capivariensis (Mattos) Mattos (76:1981).

Mitranthes capivariensis Mattos (1966: 53) .

TYPE:— BRAZIL. São Paulo, Capivari, Colônia Capivari, 20 August 1895, Edwall s.n. (holotype: SP!).

Fruit description:—Fruits globose, sometimes pyriform ( Figure 2 ), 6–15 mm in diameter, green when immature, changing to red, becoming dark purple at full maturity.

Notes:— Mattos (1966) described Mitranthes capivariensis based only on flowering material (Edwall s.n.). It was known exclusively from the type collection in the municipality of Capivari, SP, and was recently collected with fruits in the municipality of Cunha, in a high altitude rainforest (Maruyama 6357).

Specimens Examined:— BRAZIL. São Paulo: Cunha, Trilha das Cachoeiras, 4 km after the beginning of the Serra do Mar State Park-Núcleo Cunha, June 2021, fr., A. Maruyama 6357 ( SORO!, SP!, SPSF!).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Fruits of Neomitranthes capivariensis (A to C) and N. pedicellata (D to F): A. lateral view of a fruit. B. Apical view of a fruit showing deciduousness of the hypanthium. C. Ripe fruit. D. Immature fruits with indumentum. E. Fruit in the ripening process. F. Ripe fruits, divested of indumentum. A, B, C from A. Maruyama 6357 (SORO); D from A. Maruyama 8899 (SORO), and F from A. Maruyama 8619 (SORO).