Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Taylor E1299 with M. F. F. Silva, J. Oliveira, C. S. Rosário, M. R. Santos, J. B. F. Silva, 16 Apr 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Carolina Mun. Transamazonian Highway, BR230 and BR010; Pedra Caida, 35 km. N of Carolina. Area across road from ponto turistico.

  • Habitat

    Level plain with occasional high serras (mesas) and intersected by streams. Cerrado vegetation, open, sandy soil, seasonal dry.

  • Description

    Shrub of 1.5m; green fr. with persistent yellow calyx; fls. with greenish white petals. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00907279

    Occurrence ID: 40d0573c-d4d9-400b-b87e-cc52ed49c7cb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Carolina Mun.

  • Locality

    Transamazonian Highway, BR230 and BR010; Pedra Caida, 35 km. N of Carolina. Area across road from ponto turistico

  • Coordinates

    -7.13, -47.42

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Brazil
Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Plants of Maranhao
Eugenia jmhicifolia (H.B.K.) DC.	MYRTACEAE
det. B. Holst, 1993
WU Municipio de Carolina; Transamazonian Highway, BR230 and BR010;
Pedra Caida, 35 km. N of Carolina (approx. 47°25’W, 7°08’S).
Level plain with occasional high serras (mesas) and intersected by
streams. Area across road from ponto turistico. Cerrado
vegetation, open, sandy soil, seasonally dry.
Shrub of 1.5m.: green fr. with persistent yellow calyx; fls. with
greensih white petals.
E.L. Taylor, M.F.F. Silva, J. Oliviera,
C.s. Rosario, M.R. Santos, J.B.F. Silva.
NEWVpfl^BOTANICAL GARDEN
E1299
16 April 1983
00907279
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation
and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento
Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
00907279