Myrtaceae
Psidium

Psidium myrsinites DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 236 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Bolivia to Brazil and S. Suriname. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Suriname

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.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2022). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in Bolivia and Paraguay. Canotia 18(1): 1-88. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Villarroel, D. & Gomes-Bezerra, K.M. (2015). New botanical discoveries of Myrtaceae from Bolivia and notes on Psidium hians. Phytotaxa 195: 163-170.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Landrum, L.R. (2017). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Cantonia 13: 1-101.
  • Villarroel, D. & Gomes-Bezerra, K.M. (2015). New botanical discoveries of Myrtaceae from Bolivia and notes on Psidium hians. Phytotaxa 195: 163-170.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Rosa, P.O.; Faria, J.E.Q. [680] Brazil K000812651 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Rosa, P.O.; Faria, J.E.Q. [699] Brazil K000812652 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Staggemeier, V.R. [285] Brazil K000812610 Yes
Feb 16, 2006 Ratter, J.A., et al. [R7675] Brazil K000275701 Yes
Feb 16, 2006 Bridgewater, S., et al. [S212] Brazil K000275700 Yes
Feb 16, 2006 Ratter, J.A., et al. [6777] Brazil K000275695 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Ratter, J.A., et al. [R7555] Brazil K000566591 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Pohl [20] Brazil Psidium myrsinoides K000565280 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Gardner [1610] Brazil Psidium myrsinoides K000018450 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Gardner [1610] Brazil Psidium myrsinoides K000018451 Isotype 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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