Myrtaceae FAMILY
Myrceugenia miersiana
Myrceugenia miersiana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Myrceugenia miersiana is a semi-deciduous tree with a sparse crown; it can grow 3 - 5 metres tall. The short 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - east and southeast Brazil.
HabitatUnderstorey of Araucaria and cloud forests on humid, floodplain soils or in slightly undulating areas where soil drainage is quite slow[ 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. ].