Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall but can be 8 m tall. The flowers occur singly or in pairs. The fruit is narrowly oval and 1.2 cm long by 1 cm wide. It is yellow to red. The pulp is sweet tasting and edible. There is one seed. It is shiny.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannas and of the edges of forests. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Eugenia punicifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eugenia punicifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1046564-2
WFO ID wfo-0000958741
COL ID 3C5ZS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734413
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Synonyms

Myrtus arbutifolia Pseudomyrcianthes kochiana Myrtus punicifolia Psidium sylvestre Eugenia ambigua Eugenia arctostaphyloides Eugenia calycolpoides Eugenia clinocarpa Eugenia dasyantha Eugenia diantha Eugenia dipoda Eugenia diversiflora Eugenia flava Eugenia fruticulosa Eugenia glareosa Eugenia kunthiana Eugenia linearifolia Eugenia macroclada Eugenia mugiensis Eugenia myrtillifolia Eugenia nhanica Eugenia oleifolia Eugenia psammophila Eugenia punicifolia Eugenia pyramidalis Eugenia pyrroclada Eugenia rhombocarpa Eugenia romana Eugenia rufoflavescens Eugenia subalterna Eugenia subcorymbosa Eugenia suffruticosa Eugenia dipoda f. grandifolia Emurtia punicifolia Eugenia arbutifolia Eugenia ciarensis Eugenia coarensis Eugenia decorticans Eugenia kochiana Eugenia obversa Eugenia platyclada Eugenia polyphylla Eugenia prominens Eugenia rubrescens Eugenia sancta Eugenia spathophylla Eugenia vaga Eugenia boliviensis Eugenia insipida Eugenia insipida Eugenia maximiliana Eugenia ovalifolia Eugenia phillyreoides Eugenia psychotrioides Eugenia sabulosa Eugenia spathulata Eugenia triphylla Eugenia discolor Eugenia erythrocaula Eugenia pichoana Eugenia valenzuelensis Eugenia surinamensis Eugenia surinamensis Eugenia chlorophyta Eugenia stenophylla Eugenia benthamii Eugenia arbutifolia var. obscura Eugenia arbutifolia var. pallida Eugenia arctostaphyloides var. ovalis Eugenia diantha var. ciliata Eugenia dipoda var. brachypoda Eugenia kunthiana var. opaca Eugenia kunthiana var. pellucida Eugenia linearifolia var. oppositifolia Eugenia linearifolia var. ternifolia Eugenia platyclada var. cuneata Eugenia platyclada var. microphylla Eugenia platyclada var. multiflora Eugenia platyclada var. ovalis Eugenia polyphylla var. obovata Eugenia pungens var. subalterna Eugenia punicifolia var. brachypoda Eugenia pyramidalis var. angustifolia Eugenia pyrroclada var. columbiensis Eugenia pyrroclada var. guianensis Eugenia suffruticosa var. laeta Eugenia suffruticosa var. latifolia Eugenia suffruticosa var. opaca Eugenia surinamensis var. impunctata Eugenia surinamensis var. punctata Eugenia vaga var. brachypoda Eugenia vaga var. brasiliensis Eugenia vaga var. dipoda Eugenia vaga var. pumila Eugenia vaga var. punicifolia Eugenia vaga var. rigida Eugenia punicifolia var. subalterna Eugenia diantha var. glabra Eugenia romana var. pickeli Eugenia obtusifolia Myrtus oleifolia Eugenia punicifolia var. dipoda