Calycolpus australis is a plant species native to the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It can be found on poor, rocky soil that supports grasses but few shrubs or trees.[1][2]

Calycolpus australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calycolpus
Species:
C. australis
Binomial name
Calycolpus australis
L.R.Landrum

Calycolpus australis is a shrub up to 2 m high. Leaves are ovate to lanceolate, thick and leathery, up to 53 mm long. Flowers are about 3–4 cm across. Fruits are spherical, about 1 cm in diameter, purple and hairy.[1][3]

The leaves of C. australis contain volatile oils.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Landrum, Leslie R. 1998. A new species of Calycolpus from the Campops Rupestres, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Novon 8:244-246.
  2. ^ "Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro". Archived from the original on 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. ^ JSTOR paratype of Calycolpus australis at Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (RB)
  4. ^ Tucker, AO, MJ Marciarello, LR Landrum, ML Kawasaki. 2000. Volatile leaf oils of Calycolpus australis L.R.Landrum (Myrtaceae). Journal of Essential Oil Research 12:149-150