Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

  • 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

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. 6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • 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.

  • Description

    Small tree 2 m tall; fruit red, fleshy. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00907224

    Occurrence ID: 36a7c280-ca23-44eb-832a-1a51e07c8187

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.4, -43.7117

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Gouvêia from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line (NNE, not N) on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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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