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 163382 10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3 87ddb879-1616-4e3b-8817-434b61fb0c60 1179-3163 7184245 15. Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) De Candolle (1828: 267) . Basionym:— Myrtus punicifolia Kunth (1823: 149) . Type:— VENEZUELA . Monte Impossible , F. W. H. Humboldt & A. Bonpland 273 ( holotype : P [00679193], image) . ( Fig 2 L-M.) Shrubs 0.9–2.5 m . Twigs pubescent, the indumentum whitish. Leaves with petioles 3 mm long, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, shallowly channeled; blades elliptic to broadly so, obovate or oblong, 4.7–8.9 × 2.2–4.5 cm , glabrous, chartaceous, concolorous; glands conspicuous; base cuneate or rounded; apex acute, acuminate or cuneate; midvein adaxially impressed; lateral veins visible, not arched, 6 to 12 pairs; intra-marginal vein 1–3 mm or less from the margin, margin flat. Inflorescence axillary, a fascicle, sometimes visible only two flowers per axis, the axis frequently inconspicuous, when visible ca. 1 mm long; bracts lanceolate, 0.6 × 4 mm , pubescent, persistent in the fruit; pedicels 18–26 mm long, glabrous; bracteoles orbicular, 0.3 × 2 mm , glabrescent, persistent in the fruit; flower buds globose, 3–4 × 3–6 mm , not constricted above ovary; calyx-lobes free, four, orbicular or oblong, 1.5–2 × 1–2 mm , glabrous, not reflexed, persistent in the fruit; ovary 2–locular. Immature fruit subglobose or ellipsoid, 0.5–1 × 0.7–0.8 cm , glabrous, surface smooth. Note:— Eugenia punicifolia may be recognized by its glabrous or sparsely pubescent leaves with an intra-marginal vein 1–3 mm from the margin; the inflorescence forming a fascicle with a very short axis (ca. 1 mm long), sometimes with only two flowers visible; its orbicular or oblong calyx lobes; and it’s subglobose or ellipsoid fruits, which are glabrous and have a smooth surface. Distribution and habitat:— Widely distributed in South America, including Brazil , where it occurs in all states, except Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul (POWO 2020, Flora do Brasil 2020 ). In Amazonian Maranhão , E . punicifolia was found growing in secondary and flooded forests. Phenology:— Flowering in June, July and September and fruiting in January, November and December. Specimens examined:— BRAZIL . Maranhão : Maracassumé– Sta. Helena , Fazenda Maracaçumé , 1°39’48” S , 45°22’18” W , 01 December 1978 (fr.), N.A. Rosa 2824 ( NY !) . Grajaú , Estrada do Arame , 5°49’10” S , 46°08’19” W , 15 May 1983 (fr.), M.F. Silva & E.L. Taylor 1146 ( IAN !) . São Luís , 2°31’47”, 44°18’10” W, 08 May 1989 (fl., fr.), M. Ferreira 97 (ESA, image); Reserva Florestal da Sacavém , 09 January 1992 (fr.), F.H. Muniz 03 (RB, image); 2°30’ S , 44°15’ W , 05 May 1992 (fr.), F.H. Muniz 87 (INPA, image); 07 May 1992 (fl.), F.H. Muniz 99 (RB, image); Sede do CEMAR, 2°30’32” S , 44°15’49” W , 27 November 1985 (fl., fr.), G.T. Prance & R. Henrique 29896 ( MAR !) ; Sítio Santa Eulália , 2°30’30” S , 44°16’39” W , 16 September 2017 (fr.), G.S. Amorim 401 ( MAR !) ; G.S. Amorim 455 (MAR!); 8º Batalhão da Polícia Militar , 2°33’19” S , 44°15’55” W , 07 April 2018 (st.), G.S. Amorim 487 ( MAR !) ; 2°29’49” S , 44°16’43” W , 15 June 2018 (fl., fr), G.S. Amorim 508 ( MAR !) . Additional specimens examined:— BRAZIL . Pará : Serra do Cachimbo , BR 163, Cuiabá-Santarém Highway , Cachoeira de Curuá , 8°44’12” S , 54°57’52” W , 04 November 1977 (fl.), G.T. Prance P24782 ( NY !) . Roraima : Ilha de Maracá , on road between SEMA Estação and Boa Vista , 14 km from Island , Alto Alegre , 3°18’ N , 61°19’59” W , 17 June 1986 (fl.), M.J.G. Hopkins 825 ( NY !) .