Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrcia tomentosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrcia tomentosa is a deciduous tree with an elongate or irregular crown, growing 6 - 12 metres tall. The crooked, but more or less cylindrical, bole can be 20 - 35cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad and Tobago; C. America - Panama.

HabitatSavannahs and semi-deciduous forests at higher elevations[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]. It is found mainly in secondary formations, growing in both sandy and clayey soils that are fertile and well-drained[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].