Myrcia deflexa Dc.

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Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey tree in lower montane forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Myrcia deflexa world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrcia deflexa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598743-1
WFO ID wfo-0000247386
COL ID 45746
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630200
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Synonyms

Myrcia ferruginea Myrcia sulcata Myrcia duchassaingiana Myrcia crassinervia Myrcia deflexa Eugenia deflexa Eugenia paniculata Myrcia deflexa var. dussii Myrcia ferruginea var. domingensis Myrcia ferruginea var. martinicensis