Taxonomic study of Myrtaceae in forest fragments in Amazonian Maranhão, Brazil Author Amorim, Gabriela Dos Santos Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, 50670 - 901, Recife - PE, Brazil. Author Barbosa, Maria Regina De Vasconcellos Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, Caixa Postal 5065, 58051 - 970, João Pessoa- PB, Brazil. Author Jr, Eduardo Bezerra De Almeida Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966 - Vila Bacanga, 65080 - 805, São Luís - MA. Author Thomas, William Wayt 0000-0002-4996-536X Institute of Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, 10458 - 5126, NY, United States. wthomas @ nybg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4996 - 536 X wthomas@nybg.org text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-10-11 568 1 27 60 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3 87ddb879-1616-4e3b-8817-434b61fb0c60 1179-3163 7184245 12. Eugenia patrisii Vahl (1798: 35) . Type:— FRENCH GUIANA , s. l., J.P.B. Rohr , s.n. ( holotype : C [10015707]). ( Fig 3 I-M) Trees 2.5– 8 m . Twigs pubescent, the indumentum reddish-brown. Leaves with petioles 1–7 mm long, pubescent, channeled or shallowly channeled; blades elliptic to broadly so, obovate or ovate, 6.2–14.4 × 3.1–6 cm , glabrous, pubescent on young blades, the indumentum reddish-brow, membranaceous or chartaceous, concolorous; glands conspicuous; base cuneate or abruptly rounded; apex acute or cuneate, rarely cuspidate; midvein adaxially flat to impressed; lateral veins slightly visible, arched, 5 to 9 pairs; intra-marginal vein 3–6 mm or less from the margin, margin flat. Inflorescence axillary, a auxotelic raceme, with cataphylls at base, the axis 0.6–1.3 cm long, pubescent, the indumentum reddish-brown; bracts deltate, 3–3.5 × 1–1.6 mm , glabrous adaxially and pubescent abaxially, caducous after anthesis; pedicels 15–30 mm long, glabrous or pubescent; bracteoles linear, 1.5 × 1.5 mm , pubescent, caducous after anthesis; flower buds globose 2–3 × 5 mm , not constricted above ovary; calyx-lobes free, four, orbicular or oblong, 2 × 1.5 mm , pubescent, not reflexed, persistent in the fruit; ovary not seen. Immature fruits globose, ca. 2 cm diameter, glabrous, surface with glands marked. Note:— Eugenia patrisii may be recognized by its leaves with arched lateral veins, intra-marginal vein 1–6 mm from the margin; its pubescent auxotelic raceme with cataphylls at the base; long-pedicellate flowers; and its globose fruit, which are glabrous and have marked glands on the surface. Distribution and habitat:— Known from Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , French Guiana, Guyana , Peru , Suriname , Venezuela and widely distributed in northeastern and northwestern Brazil (POWO 2020, Flora do Brasil 2020 ). In Amazonian Maranhão , E. patrisii was found growing in flooded forests. Phenology:— Flowering in September and fruiting in November and December. Specimens examined:— BRAZIL . Maranhão : Alzilândia , Rio Pindaré , 11 December 1978 (fr.), J. Jangoux & R.P . Bahia 368 ( MG !) ; Bacabal , Fazenda São Francisco , 4°00’00’’S , 44°55’48” W , 25 September 1980 [fl], D.C. Daly D257 ( NY !) . Carutapera , Gurupiuna , Ka’apor Indian Reserve , 2°43’12” S , 46°25’48” W , 05 November 1986 (st.), W.L. Balée 2904 ( NY !) . Monção , Bacia do Rio Turiaçu , 22 September 1985 (fl.), W.L. Balée 1047 ( MG !) ; 3°07’12” S , 46°04’48” W , 31 May 1987 (st.), W.L. Balée 3312 ( NY !) ; Catutapera , Gurupiuna , Ka’apor Indian Reserve , 3°30’ S , 45°15’ W , 09 May 1986 (st.), W.L. Balée 2293 ( NY !) ; 2°43’12” S, 46W25’48” W, 05 November 1986 (fr.), W.L. Balée 2904 ( MG !) . São Luís , Alumar , 2°41’30” S , 44°19’44” W , 10 November 1995 (fr.), K. B. Ferreira & E.C. Girnos s.n ( MAR !) .