Myrcianthes fragrans

Botanical Description

Myrcianthes fragrans is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a compact crown; it can reach 30 metres tall, though is more usually less than 15 metres tall[ 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. ]. The trunk occasionally reaches 15cm in diameter[ 638 Title The Woods of the United States Publication Author Sargent C.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher D. Appleton & Co.; New York Year 1885 ISBN Description Contains information on the woods of a large number of N. American species of trees and shrubs. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental, valued for its attractive displays of white, snowflake-like aromatic flowers, its red fruit, flaking reddish bark, and aromatic, lustrous, evergreen leaves[ 1438 Title Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, Publication Author Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics ]. Myrcianthes fragrans is widespread throughout much of tropical America and in many areas is threatened by deforestation. Although the overall population size and trend of this species are unknown, it seems to be very frequent throughout its range and is not currently threatened on a global level. 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. ].