Eugenia valsuganana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.[1] It is endemic to the municipality of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil and was first described in 2010. The tree grows to between 4 and 7 metres tall, and produces edible yellow fruit that are 16–20 mm in diameter.[2]
Eugenia valsuganana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eugenia |
Species: | E. valsuganana
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Binomial name | |
Eugenia valsuganana |
References
edit- ^ "Eugenia valsuganana Sobral". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Sobral, Marcos (July 29, 2010). "Ten new Myrtaceae from eastern and northeastern Brazil". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 4 (1): 136–138.