Curitiba (plant)
Encyclopedia
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.
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
, endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. 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.