- Family:
- Myrtaceae Juss.
Psidium L.

[FZ]
Myrtaceae, F. White. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence axillary, 1–3-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx unlobed and almost or completely concealing the corolla before anthesis, subsequently splitting irregularly into 4–5-lobes, persistent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4–5.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens numerous, free.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary imperfectly 4–5-locular, with 4–5 intrusive, parietal placentae; ovules numerous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a berry with numerous angular seeds.
[FTEA]
Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite (at least in ours)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence axillary, 1–3-flowered
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx unlobed and almost or completely concealing the corolla before anthesis, subsequently splitting irregularly into 4–5 lobes, persistent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4–5
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens numerous, free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary imperfectly (2–)4–5(–7)-locular with 4–5 intrusive parietal placentas; ovules numerous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a berry with numerous angular seeds.
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Easter Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pitcairn Is., Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Psidium acidum (Mart. ex DC.) Landrum
- Psidium acranthum Urb.
- Psidium acunae Borhidi
- Psidium acutangulum DC.
- Psidium albescens Urb.
- Psidium amplexicaule Pers.
- Psidium appendiculatum Kiaersk.
- Psidium araucanum Soares-Silva & Proença
- Psidium australe Cambess.
- Psidium bahianum Landrum & Funch
- Psidium balium Urb.
- Psidium brevifolium Alain
- Psidium brevipedunculatum Tuler & Landrum
- Psidium brownianum Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium calyptranthoides Alain
- Psidium cattleyanum Sabine
- Psidium cauliflorum Landrum & Sobral
- Psidium celastroides Urb.
- Psidium cymosum Urb.
- Psidium densicomum Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium dictyophyllum Urb. & Ekman
- Psidium donianum O.Berg
- Psidium eugenii Kiaersk.
- Psidium firmum O.Berg
- Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O.Berg) Nied.
- Psidium fulvum McVaugh
- Psidium ganevii Landrum & Funch
- Psidium gaudichaudianum Proença & Faria
- Psidium glaziovianum Kiaersk.
- Psidium grandifolium Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium grazielae Tuler & M.C.Souza
- Psidium guajava L.
- Psidium guayaquilense Landrum & Cornejo
- Psidium guineense Sw.
- Psidium guyanense Pers.
- Psidium haitiense Alain
- Psidium × hasslerianum Barb.Rodr.
- Psidium hotteanum Urb. & Ekman
- Psidium huanucoense Landrum
- Psidium inaequilaterum O.Berg
- Psidium involutisepalum Tuler, Carrijo & Peixoto
- Psidium itanareense O.Berg
- Psidium jacquinianum (O.Berg) Mattos
- Psidium jakucsianum Borhidi
- Psidium kennedyanum Morong
- Psidium langsdorffii O.Berg
- Psidium laruotteanum Cambess.
- Psidium longipetiolatum D.Legrand
- Psidium loustalotii Britton & P.Wilson
- Psidium macahense O.Berg
- Psidium maribense Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium minutifolium Krug & Urb.
- Psidium misionum D.Legrand
- Psidium montanum Sw.
- Psidium munizianum Borhidi
- Psidium myrsinites DC.
- Psidium myrtoides O.Berg
- Psidium nannophyllum Alain
- Psidium navasense Britton & P.Wilson
- Psidium nummularia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) C.Wright
- Psidium nutans O.Berg
- Psidium oblongatum O.Berg
- Psidium oblongifolium O.Berg
- Psidium occidentale Landrum & Parra-Os.
- Psidium oligospermum Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium oncocalyx Burret
- Psidium orbifolium Urb.
- Psidium ovale (Spreng.) Burret
- Psidium parvifolium Griseb.
- Psidium pedicellatum McVaugh
- Psidium pigmeum Arruda
- Psidium pulcherrimum Tuler & C.M.Costa
- Psidium raimondii Burret
- Psidium ramboanum Mattos
- Psidium ratterianum Proença & Soares-Silva
- Psidium refractum O.Berg
- Psidium reptans (D.Legrand) Soares-Silva & Proença
- Psidium reversum Urb.
- Psidium rhombeum O.Berg
- Psidium riparium Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium robustum O.Berg
- Psidium rostratum McVaugh
- Psidium rotundatum Griseb.
- Psidium rotundidiscum Proença & Tuler
- Psidium rufum Mart. ex DC.
- Psidium rutidocarpum Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
- Psidium salutare (Kunth) O.Berg
- Psidium schenckianum Kiaersk.
- Psidium scopulorum Ekman & Urb.
- Psidium sintenisii (Kiaersk.) Alain
- Psidium sobralianum Landrum & Proença
- Psidium sorocabense O.Berg
- Psidium striatulum DC.
- Psidium tenuirame Urb.
- Psidium trilobum Urb. & Ekman
Psidium L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2014 | Clase [4431], Dominican Republic | K000812418 | No | ||
Jul 1, 2013 | Morawetz, W. [152978], Bahia | K000332020 | Yes | ||
Mar 1, 2007 | Maceda [1014], Peru | K000276222 | No | ||
Feb 23, 2006 | Wood [17551], Bolivia | K000275723 | No | ||
Feb 16, 2006 | Krapovickas, A. et al. [45779], Paraguay | K000275694 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Mori, S.A. [10049], Bahia | K000018477 | isotype | Yes | |
Mori, S.A. [11212], Bahia | K000018474 | Yes | |||
Coradin, L. [6138], Bahia | K000018476 | Yes | |||
Mori, S.A. [10038], Bahia | K000018478 | Yes | |||
Coradin, L. [5893], Brazil | K000018475 | Yes | |||
Ganev, W. [2970], Bahia | K000001439 | Yes | |||
Jan 1, 1894 | Smith, H.H. [1751] | Mitranthes | K000331502 | No | |
Ferreira, A.R. [178], Brazil | Mitranthes | K000331532 | Yes | ||
Claussen, P. [s.n.], Minas Gerais | Mitranthes | K000331531 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 470 (1753)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 211 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 470 (1753)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 211 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 470 (1753)
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