Myrcia guianensis
Myrcia guianensis (pedra-ume-caá) is a species of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. It is found in South America.
| Myrcia guianensis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Myrcia guianensis - Parque Ecológico Dom Bosco, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrcia |
| Species: | M. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrcia guianensis | |
| Synonyms | |
|
List
| |
This species shows allelopathic effects on germination and radicle and hypocotyl growth of weeds. Isolated compounds related to this inhibition are gallic and protocatechuic acids.[1]
This species is found in association with endophytic fungi.[2]
References
- Allelopathic potential of Myrcia guianensis. Souza Filho A.P.S., Santos R.A., Santos L.S., Guilhon G.M.P., Santos A.S., Arruda M.S.P., Muller A.H. and Arruda A.C., Planta daninha, vol. 24, no. 4, Oct./Dec. 2006, doi:10.1590/S0100-83582006000400005
- Endophytic fungi from Myrcia guianensis at the Brazilian Amazon: distribution and bioactivity. Elissandro Fonseca dos Banhos, Antonia Queiroz Lima de Souza, Juliano Camurça de Andrade, Afonso Duarte Leão de Souza, Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen and Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque, Braz. J. Microbiol., vol. 45, no. 1, São Paulo , 2014
External links
Media related to Myrcia guianensis at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.