Mouriri huberi Cogn.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Mouriri

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. The leaves are dark green above and more pale underneath. They are 6-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. The flowering stalks are at the joints where leaves have fallen. There can be 1-4 flowering stalks and up to 25 flowers on each. The flower petals are white, yellow or red. The fruit are narrowly oval and yellow. They are 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are 4 or 5 seeds. The fruit are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Not known
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Mouriri huberi world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Mouriri huberi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164566-2
WFO ID wfo-0001081709
COL ID 44GN4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734217
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Synonyms

Mouriri huberi