Myrtaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Eugenia victoriana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Shrub

Growth—

Eugenia victoriana is a plant of the humid tropics^[1]. Grows best in a well-drained, rich, moist soil and a position in full sun or part shade^[2]. Plants can commence fruiting when 3 years old from seed^[2].

Propagation

Seed - should not be allowed to dry out, and is best sown as soon as it is ripe^[2]. Germination is slow, taking 1 - 6 months^[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eugenia+victoriana>

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References

[1]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[2]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
[3]Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics — Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. · 2000 · ISBN 85-867174-24-0 ↩︎A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
[4]Wild edible fruits of Colombia: diversity and use prospects — López-Diago D. & García N. · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a02 ↩︎
[5]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.