Calycolpus australis explained

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 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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/640503#page/243/mode/1up Landrum, Leslie R. 1998. A new species of Calycolpus from the Campops Rupestres, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Novon 8:244-246.
2. Web site: Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro . 2014-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140130015110/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/# . 2014-01-30 . dead .
3. http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/rb00514373?history=true JSTOR paratype of Calycolpus australis at Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (RB)
4. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2000.9699484#preview 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