Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU)
ASU0057374
b06c1230-c3a2-4f70-8f85-3081ea57b47e
278223
Eugenia cerasiflora Miq.
Myrtaceae
M. Sobral (2003)
R. M. Harley; G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunes, J. L. Hage, E. B. Dos Santos
22335
1980-05-22
1980-5-22
Brazil, Bahia, Serras dos Lencois. Mun. Lencois. Serra do Brejao ca. 14 km NW of Lencois.
-12.45 -41.45
12d 27m S, 41d 27m W
700-1000 meters (2296-3280ft)
Western face of sandstone serra with horizontally bedded rocks. Extensive grassland and marsh on lower slopes and small streams with low woodland. Rock outcrops at high altitudes, with humid forest in rocky declivity below summit.
Shrub to 1 m. Leaves coriaceous dark green above, pale beneath. Fruit globose, green with paler calyx lobes. Turning yellowish orange, and finally bright red, with green calyx.