Eugenia zuluensis Dümmer

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

A tree up to 21 m tall. It has smooth grey brown bark. The bark flakes in papery pieces. The leaves taper towards both ends. The midrib is raised on both sides of the leaf. It has few flowers and they mostly occur singly. The fruit are 1.3 cm across. They become yellow to red when ripe. The fruit are edible.
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Tree or shrub, 1.5-12.0 m high; mature bole bark shed in papery flakes. Leaves with midrib elevated into a narrow, median ridge. Flowers nearly always solitary in axils of leaves; pedicels relatively long and slender. Flowering time Nov., Dec.
Tree or shrub, 3 m high. Leaves with midrib markedly elevated into a narrow median ridge on upper surface. Flowers solitary in axils of leaves; white tinged pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 7.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs in forests in South Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Eugenia zuluensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Eugenia zuluensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:596426-1
WFO ID wfo-0000959593
COL ID 3C6T5
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Synonyms

Eugenia zuluensis