Eugenia speciosa Cambess.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A small shrub. It is less than 1 m tall on sandy soils. It can be 10-20 m tall in forest. The leaves are papery. The leaves can be 3-5 cm long in the tree forms. The flowers occur singly and in the axils of leaves. The flower stalk is 15-20 mm long. The fruit are round and smooth. They are orange and 2-3 cm across. There are 1-3 seeds and the flesh is sweet.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 11.0 - 16.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows naturally in coastal river banks and altitude forest in Brazil. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
More
Not known
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used for jellies.
Uses material
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Eugenia speciosa habit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)

Fruit

Eugenia speciosa fruit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)
Eugenia speciosa fruit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)
Eugenia speciosa fruit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)

Distribution

Eugenia speciosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Eugenia speciosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:595995-1
WFO ID wfo-0000959101
COL ID 3C6CP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Phyllocalyx limbatus Phyllocalyx macrosepalus Phyllocalyx marginatus Phyllocalyx retusus Phyllocalyx speciosus Eugenia caldensis Eugenia undulatifolia Eugenia retusa Eugenia speciosa