Myrcia guianensis explained

Myrcia guianensis (pedra-ume-caá) is a species of plant in the genus Myrcia of the family Myrtaceae native to South America.

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]

Notes and References

1. Allelopathic potential of Myrcia guianensis. Souza Filho A.P.S., Santos R.A., Santos L.S., Guilhon G.M.P., Santos A.S., Arruda M.S.P., Muller A.H. and Arruda A.C., Planta daninha, vol. 24, no. 4, Oct./Dec. 2006,
2. Endophytic fungi from Myrcia guianensis at the Brazilian Amazon: distribution and bioactivity. Elissandro Fonseca dos Banhos, Antonia Queiroz Lima de Souza, Juliano Camurça de Andrade, Afonso Duarte Leão de Souza, Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen and Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque, Braz. J. Microbiol., vol. 45, no. 1, São Paulo, 2014