Abstract
Eugenia canumana, E. humaitana, E. jutai, E. multilocellata and E. seislagoana, from the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and E. xinguana, from the Brazilian states of Maranhão and Pará, are proposed as new species. Eugenia canumana is morphologically related to E. laevis, but differs by its twigs with cataphylls and glabrous flowers; E. humaitana is close to E. cribrata, but has glabrous flowers with sepals in two unequal pairs; E. jutai is close to E. campina, but has dull-colored blades with midvein adaxially impressed and longer pedicels and bracteoles; E. multilocellata is related to E. agathopoda, but has pilose flowers and multilocellate anthers; E. seislagoana is related to E. illepida, but has blades with midvein adaxially raised and smaller flowers with sepals fused at its basal portion, and E. xinguana is related to E. stictopetala, but has blades with midvein adaxially raised and larger flowers. All six species are assigned to section Umbellatae.
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