Curitiba prismatica

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]

Curitiba prismatica
Scientific classification
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Curitiba

Salywon & Landrum
Species:
C. prismatica
Binomial name
Curitiba prismatica
(D.Legrand) Salywon & Landrum
Synonyms
  • Eugenia prismatica D.Legrand
  • Mosiera prismatica (D.Legrand) Landrum

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. ISSN 0007-196X.


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