Campomanesia eugenioides (Cambess.) D.Legrand ex Landrum

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Campomanesia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4-7 m high. The crown is round, low and dense. It can grow as a shrub. The trunk is short. It is 20-30 cm across. The bark is thick and cracked. The leaves are simple. They are 2-5 cm long and the leaf stalks are 5-6 mm long. The flowers occur singly and in the axils of leaves or on side shoots. They are white and have several stamen. The fruit is round and succulent. It is 1 cm across. It has a few seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain forests in Brazil.
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Open or semi-devastated forests, woods and savannahs.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are harvested and allowed to soften in a plastic bag. The seed are removed and washed under running water. They are allowed to dry slightly in a shady places. Fresh seed should be planted and the germinate in a few weeks.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Campomanesia eugenioides world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447743-2
WFO ID wfo-0000793013
COL ID 5WWG2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Myrcianthes campomanesioides Psidium desertorum Campomanesia chrysophylla Campomanesia dardano-limai Campomanesia eugenioides Campomanesia repanda Abbevillea chrysophylla Abbevillea eugenioides Campomanesia montana Psidium chrysophyllum Psidium eugenioides Campomanesia eugenioides var. desertorum Campomanesia eugenioides var. eugenioides