Myrcianthes leucoxyla

Botanical Description

Myrcianthes leucoxyla is an evergreen shrub or a small tree with a dense, globose crown; it usually grows around 0.5 - 6 metres tall but can reach 10 metres occasionally[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. , 504 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 24 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1931 ISBN Description A treatment of the edible fruits of Ecuador is jut one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 2157 Title Especies útiles en la Región Andina de Colombia Tomo 1 Publication Author Gutiérrez R.H.C. et al Publisher Bogotá, D. C., Colombia Year 2009 ISBN 978-958-97749-2-2 Description Detailed treatment of around 20 useful plants from the Andes of Colombia. (in Spanish) ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is valued locally for its edible fruit and is often cultivated in its native range, though more as an ornamental vsalued for its form and aroma than as a fruit crop[ 504 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 24 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1931 ISBN Description A treatment of the edible fruits of Ecuador is jut one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 2157 Title Especies útiles en la Región Andina de Colombia Tomo 1 Publication Author Gutiérrez R.H.C. et al Publisher Bogotá, D. C., Colombia Year 2009 ISBN 978-958-97749-2-2 Description Detailed treatment of around 20 useful plants from the Andes of Colombia. (in Spanish) ]. Myrcianthes leucoxyla has a wide distribution and, although its habitat is under threat in many areas, there is no evidence that the species is threatened globally. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].