Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrciaria cuspidata

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrciaria cuspidata is a semideciduous shrub or small tree with a dense crown; it can grow 3 - 6 metres tall. The crooked bole, which usually branches from very low down, 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 a source of fuel for the local population.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Bolivia, southern, central, eastern and northeastern Brazil.

HabitatMoist coastal forests to semideciduous forests at higher elevations[ 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. ].