Eugenia aeruginea Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The trunks is 20-45 cm across. The leaves are opposite and narrow with long points. They are 7-11 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowers are white with many spreading stamens.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 11.0 - 16.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lower montane forests, ascending to around 900 metres. Wet mixed forest, often in mangrove swamps or along banks of streams near the coast, at or little above sea level in Guatemala.
More
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain forests. It grlevel. ows up to 1,000 m above sea
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses material wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Eugenia aeruginea world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593527-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956261
COL ID 3C3RP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eugenia fadyenii Eugenia aeruginea Eugenia fadyenii var. glabra