Marlierea excoriata Martius (1837: 88)

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

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scientific name	Marlierea excoriata Martius (1837: 88)
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17. Marlierea excoriata Martius (1837: 88) [ Fig. 3F, G; Fig 5O]

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest ( Sobral et al. 2009) from the northeast to nouthern regions of Brazil ( Sobral et al. 2010). In the northeast, it is recorded from the States of Bahia ( Sobral et al. 2010). New records of this species for State of Pernambuco, Alagoas and Sergipe are presented here.

Trees 4–6m tall. This species differs from Marlierea tomentosa in having smaller leaves (7–12 × 3–5 cm) and glabrous fruit; it differs from other Myrcia species by the calyx closed in the bud, tearing open irregularly.

Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco:, Recife, Jardim Botânico , 25.X.1967, fl., O.C. Lira 120-67 et al. (UFP); Parque Ecológico de Dois Irmãos , 15.XII.1988, fl., M.A. Cruz 72 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Área de Proteção Ambiental de Guadalupe , 07.I.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim 516 (UFP). Alagoas: Marechal Deodoro, 18.XI.1999, fl., R.P. Lyra-Lemos et al. 4444 (MAC). Sergipe: Barra dos Coqueiros, 07.IV.1997, fr., M. Landim et al. 1166 (ASE) .

References

Martius, C. F. P. von (1837) Herbarium florae brasiliensis 20, vol 2. Jena, Velag von Gustav Fisher, Munich, 128 pp.

Sobral, M., Lucas, E., Landrum, L. & Soares-Silva, L. (2009) Myrtaceae. In: Stehmann, J., Forzza, R. C., Salino, A., Sobral, M., Costa, D. P. & Kamino, L. H. Y. Plantas da Floresta Atlantica. Rio de Janeiro, pp 352 - 366.

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.