Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8718 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 12 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, ca. 1.5 km from Rio Jequití.

  • Habitat

    Rocky hillside with woods or dense brush, on sandy soil and quartzite rock.

  • Description

    Shrub 80 cm tall; fruit fleshy, red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00907225

    Occurrence ID: a4abe9a4-55fc-4d87-9e6d-1e3c18f68880

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, ca. 1.5 km from Rio Jequití

  • Elevation

    Alt. 790 - 900 m. (2592 - 2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.0903, -43.4328

  • 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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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hitt, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Minas Gerais
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25 km by road NE of Diamantina, ca. 1.5 km from
Rio Jequiti; elev. 790-900 m; rocky hillside
with woods or dense brush, on sandy soil and
quartzite rock.
Shrub 80 cm tall; fruit fleshy, red.
William R. Anderson 8718
12 April 1978
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 Experi menta cao Agricola do Morte.
New York Botanical Garden
Eugenia
DET: L. R. Landrum, 1981
00907225