Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eugenia macrosperma

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eugenia macrosperma is an evergreen shrub or tree with a dense, fairly narrow, elongate crown; it can grow up to 10 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 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 plant is often harvested from the wild, and also sometimes cultivated, for its edible fruit. It is also a local source of wood, mainly used for fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic and coastal rainforest, growing in 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. ].