Myrcia DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 56279 with J. Murca Pires, Celia K. Maguire, Nilo T. Silva, 25 Aug 1963

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso. 15-120 km beyond Alto Araguaia, road to Cuiaba. Brasilia-Acre Highway.

  • Habitat

    In cerrado.

  • Description

    Small tree 1 m. high, bark corky, flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00979276

    Occurrence ID: da538c9f-6a9d-45f0-ad40-1e63d157ed15

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrcia DC. det E. M. Nic Lughadha, 1997

    Gomidesia O.Berg, cf., det R. McVaugh

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Mato Grosso

  • Locality

    15-120 km beyond Alto Araguaia, road to Cuiaba. Brasilia-Acre Highway

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

ANNOTATIONS ON AMERICAN MYRTACEAE
Rogers McVaugh, University of Michigan
NEW YORK BOTANICAL CARDE N-U NIVERSIDADE DE BRASILIA
Plants of the Belém-Brasilia-Acre Highways
Estados Para, Goiàs, Mato Grosso, Terr. Rondónia, Brasil
No. 56279
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
.........00979276
Small tree 1 m high, bark corky, flowers Twhite,
in cerrado, 15-120 km beyond Alto Araguaia, road
to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. Brasilia-Acre Highway.
Bassett Maguire, J. Murca Pires,
Celia K. Maguire, Nilo T. Silva
August 25,
Field work supported by the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, the Instituto Agronomico do Norte, The
New York Botanical Garden, and the Universidade de Brasilia.
00979276