Myrtaceae
Psidium

Psidium cattleyanum Sabine

First published in Trans. Hort. Soc. London 4: 317 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Gabon, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marquesas, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Panamá, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., St.Helena, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Amorim, B.S. & Alves, M. (2012). Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic rainforest in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 40: 33-54.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2004). Liste de la Flore vasculaire de l'île Robinson Crusoe archipel Juan Fernández, Chili. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 24: 67-78.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • 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.
  • Herrera, K., Lorence, D.H., Flynn, T. & Balick, M.J. (2010). Checklist of the Vascular plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with local names and uses. Allertonia 10: 1-204.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2017). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Cantonia 13: 1-101.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2022). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in Bolivia and Paraguay. Canotia 18(1): 1-88. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Parra-O., C. & Landrum, L. (2023). Flora de Colombia 33: 1-105. Universidad nacional de Colombia, Bolgotá.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Snow, N. & Veldkamp, J.F. (2010). Miscellaneous taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Myrtaceae. Austrobaileya 8: 177-186.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://canotia.org/volumes/vol20/Psidium-of-Greater-Antilles-v20.pdf. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2004). Liste de la Flore vasculaire de l'île Robinson Crusoe archipel Juan Fernández, Chili. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 24: 67-78.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Florence, J., Waldren, S. & Chepstow-Lusty, A.J. (1995). The flora of the Pitcairn islands: a review. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56: 79-119.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wilder, G. P. (1934). The flora of Makatea CNV. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 120: 1-49.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
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  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2015 Klein, V.L.G.; et al. [249] Brazil K000905863 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Bhikhi, C.R., et al. [247] Suriname K000567092 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Camargo, M.G.G. [822] Brazil K000812701 Yes
Mar 1, 2010 Lucas, E.J., et al. [375] Brazil K000275994 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Folli, D.A. [5518] Brazil K000812581 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Folli, D.A. [5518] Brazil K000812582 No
Jan 1, 2005 Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Santos, E.B.; Brito, H.S. [349] Brazil K000276682 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Carvalho, A.M., de; Santos, T.S., dos; Brito, H.S. [2449] Brazil K000276681 Yes
Dec 13, 2004 Munzinger, J. [435] New Caledonia K000260569 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Ganev, W. [909] Brazil K000001564 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Sellow [110] Brazil K000170099 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Riedel [1170] Brazil K000565483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Schott [1048] Brazil K000565482 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hatschbach, G. [48362] Brazil K000018464 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Mori, S.A.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; dos Santos, T.S. [11418] Brazil K000018463 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Barnett, L.C.; Rakotozafy, A.; Cheek, M.R.; Razafimalala, N. [3894] Madagascar K004209145 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K004209061 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [10002] New Caledonia K004209080 Yes
Degener, O. [7334] United States K004209115 Yes
Gentry, A. [11251] Madagascar K004209146 Yes
Smith, A.C. [9509] Fiji K004209089 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [58120] Sri Lanka K004209004 Yes
Milne, R. [19] Seychelles K004209148 Yes
Lorence, D.; Lecordier, G. [2172] Mauritius K004209149 Yes
Green, P.S. [2035] Australia K004209063 Yes
Egler, F.E. [37-302] United States K004209112 Yes
Randrianaivo, R.; Bevao, J.C. [2626] Madagascar K001891506 Yes
Florence, J. [2301] French Polynesia K004209099 Yes
Florence, J. [3310] French Polynesia K004209098 Yes
Christophersen, E. [3687] United States K004209116 Yes
Lazarides, M. [8024] Norfolk Island K004209072 Yes
[G. Uhe] [1105] Norfolk Island K004209071 Yes
Darwin, S.P. [1157] United States K004209114 Yes
Degener, O. [7336] United States K004209111 Yes
Baijnath; Ramcharun [23] South Africa K004209155 Yes
Ammann, M.Y.; Madiomanana, M.C.; Tahinarivony, A.J. [MYA439] Madagascar K004209143 Yes
Green, P.S. [2413] Norfolk Island K004209073 Yes
Richardson, I.R.K. [4007] Mauritius K:SPC-45459.002 No
Kramer, K.U.; Gartmann, F.; Kramer, M. [9498] Reunion K004209144 Yes
Gereau, R.E.; Dumetz, N.; Rabevohitra [3305] Madagascar K004209147 Yes
Greenwood, W. [1026] Fiji K004209088 Yes
Melville, R. [7188] United States K004209109 Yes
Darwin, S.P. [1053] United States K004209113 Yes
St John, H. [10585] United States K004209110 Yes
Gomes, J.C. [69/315] Australia K004209062 Yes
Damanu, E. [37] Fiji K004209087 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [669] Sri Lanka K004209005 Yes
Sellow [110] Brazil K000170100 Type Yes
Green, P.S. [2414] Norfolk Island Psidium cattleyanum var. littorale K004209070 Yes

Sources

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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