Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8476 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Steep rocky (quartzite) hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with seeps and sedge meadows just above forest; in forest by streams.

  • Description

    Tree 3 m tall; fruit green, then red, purple at maturity. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00906523

    Occurrence ID: 85131b81-9efe-4abe-bd60-94e0d88536aa

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.365, -43.7204

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Diamantina from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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New York Botanical Garden
Myrcia
DET: L. R. Landrum,
PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinhago
The New York Botanical Garden
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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00906523
Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to
Curvelo; elev. ibOO m; steep rocky (quartzite'
hillside sloping down t0' gallery forest, with
seeps and sedge meadows just above forest.
Tree 3 m tall*; fruit green, then red, purple
at maturity; in forest by stream.
William R. Anderson
814-76
10APril 1973
Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte.
00906523