Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 35920 with M. Stieber, J. H. Kirkbride Jr., S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 13 Feb 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé.

  • Habitat

    Second growth woods; steep-sided grassy, shrubby, sloping down to a deep, shaded box canyon with vertical walls and subterranean drainage.

  • Description

    Shrub 2m tall; fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00906953

    Occurrence ID: 603967f2-3cfe-4923-91a4-f47a4c0503b2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC. det M. Sobral, s.d.
    Note: Duplicate specimen at herb. MBM--72431 identified as such. Also at herb. UB--168387

    Myrcia DC. det L. R. Landrum, 1981

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1310 m. (4298 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.4319, -43.3919

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the PlanaIto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha^o
No. 35J20 M'yrc‘'a^
Loa^cIyUUU. , (f&y
Shrub 2m tall; fruit green; second growth
woods. Eastern slopes of Pico do Itambe,
elev. ca. 1310m; steep-sided grassy, shrubby,
or wooded slopes with sandstone outcrops,
sloping down to a deep, shaded bofe: canyon
with vertical walls and subterranean
drainage*
W.R. Anderson, M. Stieber, J.H. Klrkbride, Jr. 13 February 1972
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00906953