Myrtaceae
Psidium

Psidium firmum O.Berg

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 390 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Brazil. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

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.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2017). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Cantonia 13: 1-101.
  • de Oliveira Bünger, M., Scalon, V.R., Sobral, M. & Stehmann, J.R. (2012). Myrtaceae no parque estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 857-881.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Oliveira Bünger, M., Scalon, V.R., Sobral, M. & Stehmann, J.R. (2012). Myrtaceae no parque estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 857-881.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2015 Guedes, M.L.; et al. [PCD 488] Brazil K000905861 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Mendonca, R.C.; et al. [164] Brazil K000905862 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Santos, V.J. [561] Brazil K000905859 Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Furlan, A.; Pirani, J.R.; Amaral, M.C.E.; Discui, J.; Castro, N.M. [CFCR1924] Brazil K000018471 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