Mirtaceae of South America new or critical

Abstract

The author describes seventeen new species of Myrtaceae as follows: Calycolpus (Psidiopsis) roraimense Kaus., Calyptranthes dusenii Kaus., Calyptranthes heineriana Kaus., Campomanesia dusenii Kaus., Campomanesia gracilis Kaus., Eugenia jonssonii Kaus., Hexaclamys boliviensis Kaus., Mitranthes dusenii Kaus., Myrceugenia mosenii Kaus., Myrceugenia jonssonii Kaus., Myrcianthes (Amyrcia) gracilipes Kaus., Psidium malmei Kaus., Psidium macedoi Kaus., Siphoneugenia dusenii Kaus., Siphoneugenia krukoffiana Kaus., Siphoneugenia micrantha Kaus. y Siphoneugenia parviflora Kaus. He proposes the following new combination: Myrceugenella chequen (Mol.) Kaus. var. mirtomimeta (Diels) Kaus., and amplifies the original description of Myrcianthes brunnea Berg.