Eugenia victoriana Cuatrec.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A large shrub or small tree. It loses many of its leaves during the year. It grows 2-3.5 m tall. The leaves are slightly leathery and 5-12 cm long. They have a short leaf stalk. The flower groups have both male and female flower parts. The flowers occur singly or is groups of 2-4 in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit are a bright glossy orange. They are flattened. They can be 8-12 cm across. They contain 2-4 large seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It can tolerate cooled conditions.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or made into juice and jams.
Uses -
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Eugenia victoriana unspecified picture

Distribution

Eugenia victoriana world distribution map, present in Colombia

Conservation status

Eugenia victoriana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99187-2
WFO ID wfo-0000959478
COL ID 3C6PR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eugenia victoriana