Myrcia glabra (O.Berg) D.Legrand

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A common plant in primary forests, where it grows on alluvial plains and gentle slopes. It is also often found growing in moist soils in quaternary plains in secondary formations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Detersive (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
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 glabra world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Myrcia glabra threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165727-2
WFO ID wfo-0000247480
COL ID 4577W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Myrcia glabra Aulomyrcia glabra Aulomyrcia laxiflora var. latifolia Myrcia citrifolia Aulomyrcia acrantha