Myrtaceae FAMILY Endangered

Eugenia haematocarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eugenia haematocarpa is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 7.5 metres tall with a trunk 15cm in diameter[ 448 Title Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume. Publication Author Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1974 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Eugenia haematocarpa has a very restricted range, with only around 100 plants being found in three localities in Puerto Rico. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Puerto Rico

HabitatSubmontane rainforest; at elevations from 300 - 450 metres[ 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. ].