Myrcia bergiana Berg (1857: 194)
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Myrcia bergiana Berg (1857: 194) |
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19. Myrcia bergiana Berg (1857: 194) [ Fig. 3J–L View FIGURE 3 ; Fig 5P–Q View FIGURE 5 ]
Endemic to the Atlantic Forest ( Sobral et al. 2009) in the northeastern and southeastern regions of Brazil ( Proença & Sobral 2006, Sobral et al. 2010).
Trees and shrubs 3–7 m tall. Morphologicaly similar to Myrcia densa , but differs by having larger leaves (5–10 cm long), acute calyx lobes and a pilose hypanthium; it differs from other Myrcia species by having a non-sulcate midvein on the adaxial lamina surface, ferruginous trichomes and globose fruits.
Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José , 08.III.2009, fl., B.S. Amorim 407 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Reserva Biológica de Saltinho , 29.V.2009, fr., B.S. Amorim 479 et al. (UFP); Via Litorânea de Carneiros , 07.I.2010, fl., B.S. Amorim 515 et al. (UFP) .
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