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(Last Modified On 12/19/2012)
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(Last Modified On 12/19/2012)
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Species
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MYRCIARIA VISMEAEFOLIA (Benth.) Berg
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PlaceOfPublication
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Linnaea 27:336. 1856.
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Synonym
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Eugenia vismeaefolia Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. 2:320. 1840.
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Description
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Shrubs or small trees 4-6 m. high, the trunk up to 1 dm. in diameter, the twigs glabrous and with distant foliage. Leaves oblong to lanceolate-oblong, 6-12 cm. long and 2-4 cm. wide, long-acuminate and acute at the apex, rounded or obtuse at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, the midrib slightly elevated above, prominent beneath, the lateral nerves numerous, delicate; petiole about 5 mm. long. Flowers glomerate, axillary and lateral, whitish, the bractlets small, connate, ciliate. Re- ceptacle glabrous, at last circumscissile above the ovary. Sepals glabrous outside, puberulous inside, imbricate in the bud with 2 smaller and 2 larger. Petals 4, about 2 mm. long, pubescent, fimbriate. Ovary 2-celled, 4-ovulate, the ovules ascending. Berry globose, up to 1 cm. in diameter, 1- to 3-seeded, blackish blue when dry, edible. Embryo homogeneous.
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Habit
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Shrubs or small trees
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Distribution
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Panama, British Guiana and Surinam.
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Note
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The description as given here refers to the Panamanian variety, which differs from the typical form of the Guianas by its firmer leaves which are never (?) cordate at the base, its longer petioles and its slightly larger flowers.
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Summit, Zetek 3520.
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