Myrciaria cambuca
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ "Myrciaria cambuca Costa-Lima & E.C.O.Chagas". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved January 15, 2021.


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