Eugenia pseudopsidium Jacq.

Christmas cherry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Eugenia pseudopsidium leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eugenia pseudopsidium world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eugenia pseudopsidium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:595646-1
WFO ID wfo-0000958702
COL ID 3C5YP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629697
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stenocalyx portoricensis Stenocalyx pseudopsidium Myrtus pseudopsidium Eugenia cryptadena Eugenia megalocarpa Eugenia portoricensis Eugenia psidioides Eugenia thomasiana Eugenia willdenowii Eugenia compta Eugenia pseudopsidium Eugenia prieurii Eugenia portoricensis var. brevipes Eugenia prieurii var. robusta Eugenia prieurii var. tenuiramis Eugenia pseudopsidium var. portoricensis