Mouriri grandiflora Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Mouriri

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It has weak hanging branches. It can grow 30 m high and have a trunk 30 cm across. The leaves are 11-31 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. They taper to the tip and are rounded at the base. The flowering branches occur on the trunks, the branches and the twigs. There can be 1-5 flowers in a group. The petals are white and can be red. The fruit can be yellow, orange of red. They are a flattened round shape. They are 2 cm high. There can be 1-5 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 21.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forests often near streams and can be in areas that are occasionally flooded. They grow up to 400 m altitude.
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Marsh forests, especially near creeks, and on ridges. Non-flooded and periodically flooded rainforests at elevations up to 400 metres in Peru.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Mouriri grandiflora world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Mouriri grandiflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:573813-1
WFO ID wfo-0001081700
COL ID 44GMV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734216
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Synonyms

Mouriri grandiflora

Lower taxons

Mouriri grandiflora subsp. grandiflora