Abstract
Neotropical Myrtaceae species are circumscribed in Myrtoideae, Myrteae tribe. Recent phylogenetic analyzes confirmed Eugenia monophyly hypothesis. In addition, were recognized some phylogenetic groups organized in informal clades, such as clade 7, which corresponds to the Calycorectes genus. Traditionally, Calycorectes genus was recognized as distinct from Eugenia by calyx lobes fused in …