Myrcia guianensis
Species of flowering plant
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Myrcia guianensis (pedra-ume-caá)[1] is a species of plant in the genus Myrcia of the family Myrtaceae native to South America.
| Myrcia guianensis | |
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| 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 | |
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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]