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Type: Article
Published: 2020-10-02
Page range: 125–130
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A new Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Suriname with ‘six petals’ display

Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Unidade II, 79804-970, Caixa Postal 364, Dourados, MS, Brazil. Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Myrteae South America taxonomy Neotropics Guiana Shield Eudicots

Abstract

Eugenia has ca. 1,100 species mostly with Neotropical distribution. Morphological circumscription of Eugenia has substantially changed over the last 10 years. Recent studies based on molecular and morphological data support a broad morphological circumscription of Eugenia including species with calyx fused and displaying apparently six petals. This is the case of a species here newly described. A detailed description, illustration, conservation assessment and a distribution map are provided.