Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrcia glabra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrcia glabra is an evergreen tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The cylindrical, normally straight bole can be 30 - 50cm 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 local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southeastern Brazil.

HabitatA common plant in primary forests, where it grows on alluvial plains and gentle slopes. It is also often found growing in moist soils in quaternary plains in secondary formations[ 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. ].