Curitiba prismatica

Curitiba prismatica
Curitiba prismatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Curitiba
Salywon & Landrum
Species: C. prismatica
Binomial name
Curitiba prismatica
(D.Legrand) Salywon & Landrum
Synonyms

Eugenia prismatica D.Legrand

Curitiba is a monotypic genus of plant in family Myrtaceae, endemic to Brazil. The only species in the genus, Curitiba prismatica, was originally described as Eugenia prismatica by D.Legrand in 1969 and moved to its own genus by Andrew M. Salywon and Leslie Roger Landrum in 2007.[1]

References

  1. ^ Andrew M. Salywon & Leslie R. Landrum (2007). "Curitiba (Myrtaceae): a new genus from the Planalto of southern Brazil". Brittonia 59 (4): 301–307. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2007)59[301:CMANGF]2.0.CO;2. 


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