Eugenia woodii Dümmer

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A small stunted tree. It can be 5-10 m high. In forests the stem is upright and straight and 25 cm across. The young branches are densely hairy. The branches are flattened. The leaves are opposite and broadly oval. They are 4-9 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They taper to a blunt tip. The edges are thickened and rolled under. The flowers are white. They are in branched clusters of 3 flowers. They are in the axils of leaves on new growth. The fruit is an oval berry 25 mm wide. They are yellow but turn red or black as they ripen.
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Tree, up to 10 m high. Leaves broadly elliptic to elliptic, young leaves and shoots often densely tomentose, indumentum fairly persistent. Flowers white tinged pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 10.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on exposed, rocky outcrops.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Eugenia woodii world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:596386-1
WFO ID wfo-0000959549
COL ID 3C6RS
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Synonyms

Eugenia woodii