Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially. The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.
Plinia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Central and South America as well as the West Indies.
Myrcia neocambessedeana was a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was endemic to Brazil.
Myrcia guianensis (pedra-ume-caá) is a species of plant in the genus Myrcia of the family Myrtaceae native to South America.
Eugenia azeda is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and was first described in 2010. The tree grows to between 2 and 9 metres tall, and produces edible yellow fruit that are 30mm in diameter.
Eugenia valsuganana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. 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.
Myrcia crassa is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the municipality of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil, where its habitat is fragmented and declining due to deforestation. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows to between 1.5 and 18 metres tall.
Myrcia floridissima is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the atlantic rainforest of eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, where its habitat is fragmented and declining due to deforestation. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows up to 6 metres tall.
Myrcia mucugensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Campos rupestres habitats in central Bahia, Brazil, 800 to 1000 metres above sea level. The shrub was first described in 2010 and grows to between 1.5 and 2 metres tall, with 2mm diameter fruits.
Myrcia pendula is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to rainforest habitats in south-east Bahia, Brazil, at 600 to 700 metres above sea level. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows to between 3 and 15 metres tall.
Myrcia pseudomarlierea is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to coastal rainforest habitats in southern Bahia, Brazil. The tree was first described in 2010, grows to between 4 and 20 metres tall, and produces red fruits between 12 and 15mm in diameter.
Myrcia pseudospectabilis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to coastal rainforest habitats in southern Bahia, Brazil. The tree was first described in 2010, grows to between 1 and 6 metres tall, and produces purple or black fruits between 10 and 12mm in diameter.
Plinia espinhacensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Espinhaço Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows up to 5 metres tall.
Marcos Eduardo Guerra Sobral is a Brazilian botanist. Since 2009 he has been an adjunct professor of Botany at the Federal University of São João del-Rei. As of the end of 2020, Sobral has authored 79 publications and published 237 taxon names, particularly within the Eugenia, Myrcia, and Plinia genera of the family Myrtaceae.
Myrcia ascendens is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to Bahia in north-east Brazil, and first described in 2015.
Myrcia costeira is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south and south-east of Brazil, and first described in 2015.
Myrcia rupestris is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to south-east Brazil, and first described in 2015.
Myrcia subterminalis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the east of Brazil, and first described in 2015.
