Eugenia L.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    cf. Eugenia

  • Collector(s)

    G. E. Schatz 819 with J. U. Santos, E. Taylor, N. A. Rosa, T. Rebbeck, C. S. Rosario, J. B. F. da Silva & M. Rosa, 02 Mar 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Barra do Corda Mun. Cachoerinha, 57 km SSw of Barra do Corda, along the Rio Corda.

  • Habitat

    On rocky ridge above river.

  • Description

    Tree to 8m tall, 15cm DBH. Fruits orange at maturity with a skin like Citrus. Edible, very tasty. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00907377

    Occurrence ID: e4cdab47-f89f-4d85-af6a-780f8cc45986

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eugenia L., cf., det L. R. Landrum, 1986
    Note: Duplicate specimen at herb. ASU 35543 annotated as such, verif. Jan. 2017

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Barra do Corda Mun.

  • Locality

    Cachoerinha, 57 km SSw of Barra do Corda, along the Rio Corda

  • Coordinates

    -5.88, -45.37

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Schatz No.
Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
MARANH&0, BRAZIL
819	Myrtaceae
cf. Eugenia
det. L. Landrum 1986
Municipio Barra do Corda, Cachoerinha, 57km SSW of
Barra do Corda, along the Rio Corda. (5°53'S,
45°22'W)
Tree to 8m tall, 15cm DBH on rocky ridge above
river. Fruits orange at maturity with a skin like
Citrus. Edible, very tasty. N.V.: Jacar^ Caatinga.
WOOD VOUCHER.
G.E. Schatz, J.U. Santos, E. Taylor, N.A. Rosa,
T. Rebbeck, C.S. Rosario, J.B.F. da Silva &
M. Rosa	2 March 1983
Fieldwork supported t?y The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
00907377