Gomidesia blanchetiana Berg (1857: 14)

Amorim, Bruno S. & Alves, Marccus, 2012, Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 40, pp. 33-54 : 41-43

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scientific name	Gomidesia blanchetiana Berg (1857: 14)
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16. Gomidesia blanchetiana Berg (1857: 14) [ Fig. 3D, E; Fig 5N]

Endemic to the northeast region of Brazil ( Govaerts et al. 2010), specifically the States of Bahia ( Sobral et al. 2010) and Sergipe ( Mendes et al. 2010). New records of this species for State of Pernambuco and Alagoas are presented here.

Trees and shrubs 5–7 m tall. This species differs from Myrcia spectabilis by having reduced (8.5–11.5 cm long), sessile and sagittate leaves; it differs from other Myrcia species by having apiculate and imbricate calyx lobes, a pilose hypanthium and style base and subglobose fruits.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, next to Mata do Zumbi , 07.X.1999, fl., J.R.R. Cantarelli 203 (PEUFR). Alagoas: Feliz Deserto, 04.IV.2002, fr., M.A.B.I. Machado et al. 209 (MAC) .

References

Berg, O. (1857) Myrtaceae. In: Martius, C. F. P. von, Flora brasiliensis 14 (1): 14 - 227.

Govaerts, R., Sobral, M., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B. K., Landrum, L., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F. F., Lughadha, E. N., Proenca, C., Soares-Silva, L. H., Wilson, P. G. & Lucas, E. (2010) World Checklist of Myrtaceae. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http: // www. kew. org / wcsp /. Accessed: 29 July 2010.

Mendes, K., Gomes, P. & Alves, M. (2010) Floristic inventory of a zone of ecological tension in the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil. Rodriguesia 61: 669 - 676.

Sobral, M., Proenca, C., Souza, M., Mazine, F. & Lucas, E. (2010) Myrtaceae. In: Forzza, R. C., Leitman, P. M., Costa, A. F., Carvalho Jr., A. A., Peixoto, A. L., Walter, B. M. T., Bicudo, C., Zappi, D., Costa, D. P., Lleras, E., Martinelli, G., Lima, H. C., Prado, J., Stehmann, J. R., Baumgratz, J. F. A., Pirani, J. R., Sylvestre, L., Maia, L. C., Lohmann, L. G., Queiroz, L. P., Silveira, M., Coelho, M. N., Mamede, M. C., Bastos, M. N. C., Morim, M. P., Barbosa, M. R., Menezes, M., Hopkins, M., Secco, R., Cavalcanti, T. B. & Souza, V. C. Lista de Especies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Published on the internet; http: // floradobrasil. jbrj. gov. br / 2010 / FB 010791. Accessed: 5 October 2011.