Myrciaria glomerata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Myrciaria

At a glance

Occurrence records115

Data sources7

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Myrciaria glomerata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility115 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources15 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS2 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF115 records

01Narrative

Myrciaria glomerata, commonly known as (red cabeludinha) or (scarlet cabeluda), is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, endemic to the north and east of Brazil. Myrciaria glomerata has historically been used to incorrectly describe Myrciaria glazioviana.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Size & morphology2

Plant height6 m

Plant height max5 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTFloresta Estacional Semidecidual

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

03Chemical composition2 compounds

Compounds documented for Myrciaria glomerata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

🍽 Used in cooking

Compound class profile1 class

Isocoumarins $ Simple coumarins1

Documented compounds2 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
3,3',4-Tri-O-methylflavellagic acid		present	LOTUS
5-hydroxy-6,7,14-trimethoxy-13-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.6.2.04,16.011,15]hexadeca-1(15),4(16),5,7,11,13-hexaene-3,10-dione		present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type115 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered114

Origin

Native57

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO220 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 114 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence114

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions14 of 35 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Salvador, BR	16
JBRJlocation not on record	10
UFBAlocation not on record	10
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	7
UnBlocation not on record	7
Chicago, US	7
UFVJMlocation not on record	5
Bronx, US	4
Feira de Santana, BR	4
UFMGlocation not on record	4
UFSJlocation not on record	4
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record	3
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA	3
USP-IBlocation not on record	2
UFRRJlocation not on record	2
ESALQlocation not on record	2
UEGlocation not on record	2
UNICAMPlocation not on record	2
Brasília, BR	2
UTFPR-DVlocation not on record	2
UNIVILLElocation not on record	2
Campo Mourão, BR	1
Cruz das Almas, BR	1
Kew, GB	1
Tampa, US	1
Maringá, BR	1
UFSCarlocation not on record	1
UNISANTAlocation not on record	1
Durham, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record	1
UFPRlocation not on record	1
Miami, US	1
INMAlocation not on record	1
UTFPR-CPlocation not on record	1

35 institutions · 114 of 114 vouchered records shown

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