Myrtaceae FAMILY

Plinia spirito-santensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plinia spirito-santensis is a semideciduous shrub or small tree with a dense crown; it can grow 3 - 6 metres tall. The short bole branches from low down and can be 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and edible fruit.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatMoist broadleafed coastal forests and moist forests at higher elevations; often within dense forests, but also tolerating more open areas[ 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. ].