Myrciaria cambuca
Myrciaria cambuca, named after its common name cambucá, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. First described in 2019, it is a small shrub with reddish fruit, and was previously misidentified as Myrciaria ferruginea.[1]
| Myrciaria cambuca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrciaria |
| Species: | M. cambuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrciaria cambuca Costa-Lima & E.C.O.Chagas | |
Description
Myrciaria cambuca is a small shrub that reaches up to 3m tall. Its leaves are opposite, between 1.1 and 3.5cm long and between 0.6 and 1.5cm wide. The plant produces reddish fruit up to 15mm in diameter, with up to two seeds.[1]
Distribution
Myrciaria cambuca is endemic to the subcanopy of the atlantic coastal forest of eastern Brazil, between the states of Paraíba and Espírito Santo.[2][1]
Conservation status
It has been proposed that Myrciaria cambuca is endangered, due to farming, urbanisation and the invasion of alien species into its habitat.[1]
References
- L. Costa Lima, James; Celestino de Oliveira Chagas, Earl (2019). "Two new Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Phytotaxa. 399 (1): 37–43. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.399.1.4. S2CID 108522135.
- "Myrciaria cambuca Costa-Lima & E.C.O.Chagas". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved January 15, 2021.