Eugenia paranapanemensis (Myrtaceae), the Pitanga-amarela, and a Key to Eugenia sect. Eugenia Species from São Paulo State, Brazil

A new species popularly known as pitanga-amarela, Eugenia paranapanemensis, from Seasonal Forest vegetation in the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state is described. Our analysis, based on morphological data, shows that this species belongs to Eugenia sect. Eugenia. Among the species in the Eugenia se...

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Autores: Valdemarin, Karinne S., Camargo, Paulo H. S. A. [UNESP], Moreno, Daniele Janina, Souza, Vinicius Castro, Lucas, Eve, Mazine, Fiorella F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/240332
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16512564801669
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/240332
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atlantic Forest
conservation
ecology
Myrteae
new species
Penelope
Ramphastos
Seasonal Forest
Tangara
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Sumario:A new species popularly known as pitanga-amarela, Eugenia paranapanemensis, from Seasonal Forest vegetation in the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state is described. Our analysis, based on morphological data, shows that this species belongs to Eugenia sect. Eugenia. Among the species in the Eugenia sect. Eugenia clade, E. paranapanemensis can be recognized by its height of about 25 m, flowers with a smooth and pubescent hypanthium, brownish to ochraceous trichomes, and fruits that are yellow when ripe, with up to six seeds.