Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla (Burret) Landrum

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m high. The flowers are white. They have 4 petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level. It grows in humid areas with constant rain. It can grow in light shade. It suits hardiness zone 8. It can tolerate some frost and snow.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165488-2
WFO ID wfo-0000247163
COL ID 5Q8FC
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Synonyms

Myrceugenia montana Luma nannophylla Myrceugenia valientei Myrceugenia nannophylla Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla