Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrciaria disticha

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrciaria disticha is a semideciduous shrub or small tree with a dense crown; it can grow 4 - 6 metres tall. The short bole, which usually branches from low down, 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and edible fruit. A very ornamental tree, it is grown in gardens and is used in landscaping.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatHumid forests at moderate elevations[ 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. ].