Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrciaria guaquiea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrciaria guaquiea is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a small crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The slightly crooked bole is 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is very popular locally. The wood is used locally for fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatMoist, broadleafed forest by the coast, usually in sandy soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].