Myrtaceae
Psidium

Psidium ovale (Spreng.) Burret

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 485 (1941)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (S. Minas Gerais to E. Santa Catarina). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Soares-Silva, L.H. & Proença, C.E.B. (2006). An old species revisited and a new combination proposed in Psidium (Myrtaceae). Kew Bulletin 61: 199-204.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Soares-Silva, L.H. & Proença, C.E.B. (2006). An old species revisited and a new combination proposed in Psidium (Myrtaceae). Kew Bulletin 61: 199-204.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1988 Sellow [1086-1644] Brazil K000565487 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000565488 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0