Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.
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Filed As
Myrtaceae
Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC. -
Collector(s)
W. R. Anderson 8584 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973
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Location
Brazil. Minas Gerais. 6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.
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Habitat
Gallery forest along stream and slopes above, one side being rocky (quartzite) with sandy soil, the other side having an area of grassy cerrado on red clay; in woods by river.
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Description
Small tree 2 m tall; fruit red, fleshy. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00907224
Occurrence ID: 36a7c280-ca23-44eb-832a-1a51e07c8187
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Myrtaceae
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All Determinations
Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC. det M. Sobral, Jun 1986
Eugenia L. det L. R. Landrum, 1981
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Minas Gerais
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Locality
6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.
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Elevation
Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)
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Coordinates
-18.4, -43.7117
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
1000
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Georeferencing Method
Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Gouvêia from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line (NNE, not N) on MANIS website.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
Eugenia DET: L. R. Landrum, 1981 ' 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 6 km by road N or ttouveia on roaa to Diamantina elev. 1250 m; gallery forest along stream and slopes above, one side being rocky (quartzite) with sandy soil, the other side having an area of grassy cerrado on red clay. Small tree 2 m tall; fruit red, fleshy; in ^ffiam fcT AnieSm 3^3^_April 1973 Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation and conducted with the collaboration of the Univenidade de Brasilia and the Institute de Pesquisas e Experimentacao Agricola do Norte. Estado de Minas Gerais Semi do Espinhago 00907224
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Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.