camarinha (Gaylussacia brasiliensis)

English translation: Gaylussacia brasiliensis

12:32 Apr 20, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Botany / PLANTAS DAS DUNAS BRASILE
Portuguese term or phrase: camarinha (Gaylussacia brasiliensis)
As caraterísticas das espécies vegetais que habitam as dunas são: raízes profundas, porte reduzido e folhas pequenas. As espécies mais comuns de serem encontradas na ilha são: feijão-da-praia (Canavalia rosea), salsa-da-praia (Ipomea pes-caprae) e arbustos, como guriris e pitangueiras, acariçoba (Hydrocotyle umbellata), capim-marinho (Spartina alterniflora), carrapicho-da-praia (Acycarpha spa-thulata), gelol-da-praia (Polygala cyparissias), vassoura-vermelha (Dodonaea viscosa) e camarinha (Gaylussacia brasiliensis).
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 10:44
English translation:Gaylussacia brasiliensis
Explanation:
As I answered elsewhere, always use the scientific name. There's no need to add the Portuguese common name.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 06:44
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5 +3Gaylussacia brasiliensis
Muriel Vasconcellos
4camarinha
Beatriz Baker Méio
3Brazilian Huckleberry
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camarinha


Explanation:
Como esta planta só ocorre no Brasil e Paraguai
http://www.tropicos.org/Name/12303190?tab=specimens

não deve ter nome comum em inglês; eu deixaria o termo em portugues, como neste trabalho:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996910...



Beatriz Baker Méio
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Gaylussacia brasiliensis


Explanation:
As I answered elsewhere, always use the scientific name. There's no need to add the Portuguese common name.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 06:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Clauwolf
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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