Psidium salutare

Psidium salutare

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Pimentinae
Genus: Psidium
Sectio: P. sect. Apertiflora
Species: Psidium salutare
Varietates: P. s. var. decussatum – P. s. var. mucronatum – P. s. var. pohlianum – P. s. var. salutare – P. s. var. sericeum

Name

Psidium salutare (Kunth) O.Berg, 1856

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Guajava salutaris (Kunth) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Myrtus salutaris Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 132 (1823)
  • Psidium salutare var. strictum O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 356 (1856), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• O.Berg, 1856. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 27:356.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Landrum, L.R. (2022). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in Bolivia and Paraguay. Canotia 18(1): 1-88. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Psidium salutare in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Psidium salutare. Published online. Accessed: July 02 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Psidium salutare. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Psidium salutare. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 July 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Psidium salutare in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

português: Araçá-rasteiro

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