Myrtaceae FAMILY Endangered

Eugenia mcvaughii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eugenia mcvaughii is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall with a trunk up to 15cm in diameter[ 2151 Title A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela Publication Brittonia, 33(1), 1981 , pp. 25-27 Author Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T. Publisher Year 1981 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Eugenia mcvaughii endemic to Venezuela, where it is known from several states of the country. Although there is no population information for the species, it is known that the habitats where it is distributed (deciduous and semi-deciduous forests) are strongly threatened and transformed by agricultural activities and other human activities. Thus a decreasing population trend is inferred from the less than 10 known locations.The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Venezuela

HabitatAn understorey plant on forested slopes in deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, at elevations around 900 - 950 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 2151 Title A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela Publication Brittonia, 33(1), 1981 , pp. 25-27 Author Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T. Publisher Year 1981 ISBN Description ].