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Myrcia guianensis Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A tree. It is 15 m tall. The outer bark is flaky and the inner bark is red. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and at the end of branches. The fruit are flattened berries and change from greenish to reddish-black when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are sweet and edible.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

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Myrcia guianensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Myrcia guianensis world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrcia guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:598851-1
WFO ID wfo-0000247506
COL ID 4578R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630985
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrcia torta f. parvifolia Myrcia collina Myrcia adpressepilosa Myrcia angustifolia Myrcia arimensis Myrcia daphnoides Myrcia didrichseniana Myrcia elaeodendra Myrcia elegans Myrcia exsucca Myrcia glandulosa Myrcia hiemalis Myrcia leucadendron Myrcia myoporina Myrcia nigropunctata Myrcia obscura Myrcia pallens Myrcia paracatuensis Myrcia surinamensis Myrtus exsucca Myrtus guianensis Aulomyrcia androsaemoides Aulomyrcia biformis Aulomyrcia bimarginata Aulomyrcia buxizans Aulomyrcia cassinioides Aulomyrcia conduplicata Aulomyrcia cuneata Aulomyrcia dichroma Aulomyrcia exsucca Aulomyrcia gardneriana Aulomyrcia glandulosa Aulomyrcia lingua Aulomyrcia mansonii Aulomyrcia maritima Aulomyrcia microcarpa Aulomyrcia nigro-punctata Aulomyrcia obtecta Aulomyrcia obtusa Aulomyrcia pallens Aulomyrcia poeppigiana Aulomyrcia regeliana Aulomyrcia rotundifolia Aulomyrcia schomburgkiana Aulomyrcia schrankiana Aulomyrcia suffruticosa Aulomyrcia vacciniifolia Aulomyrcia surinamensis Myrcia obtecta Myrcia alternifolia Myrcia cassinioides Myrcia cuneata Myrcia desertorum Myrcia diaphanosticta Myrcia fastigiata Myrcia guianensis Myrcia hepatica Myrcia incisa Myrcia lauriflora Myrcia renatoana Myrcia rotundifolia Myrcia schrankiana Myrcia stemmeriana Myrcia suaveolens Myrcia terebinthacea Myrcia vacciniifolia Myrcia velhensis Myrcia yungasensis Myrcianthes terminalis Myrtus pyrifolia Aulomyrcia desertorum Aulomyrcia obscura Aulomyrcia plumbea Aulomyrcia angustifolia Aulomyrcia botrys Aulomyrcia bracteata Aulomyrcia daphnoides Aulomyrcia decrescens Aulomyrcia elaeodendra Aulomyrcia hepatica Aulomyrcia lauriflora Aulomyrcia leucadendron Aulomyrcia pruinosa Aulomyrcia pusilla Aulomyrcia roraimae Aulomyrcia roraimensis Aulomyrcia scrobiculata Aulomyrcia suaveolens Aulomyrcia velhensis Myrcia obtusa Myrcia camapuana Myrcia decrescens Myrcianthes elegans Myrcianthes spixiana Aguava guianensis Calyptromyrcia elegans Eugenia guianensis Myrcia torta f. glauca Myrcia queimadensis Myrcia plumbea Myrcia pusilla Myrcia poeppigiana Myrcia lingua Myrcia poeppigiana Myrcia spixiana Myrcia androsaemoides Myrcia emarginata Myrcia lehmannii Myrcia lingua Myrcia microcarpa Myrtus pyrifolia Aulomyrcia uaupensis Myrcia roraimensis Myrcia glandulosa var. obovata Myrcia guianensis var. cuneata Myrcia lingua var. rufa Myrcia obscura var. longipes Myrcia obtecta var. alternifolia Aulomyrcia glandulosa var. obovata Aulomyrcia lingua var. rufa Aulomyrcia obscura var. longipes Aulomyrcia obtusa var. grandifolia Aulomyrcia obtusa var. longipes Aulomyrcia obtusa var. panicularis Aulomyrcia obtusa var. pauciflora Aulomyrcia obtusa var. tenuifolia Aulomyrcia buxifolia var. elliptica Aulomyrcia buxifolia var. ovalis Aulomyrcia cassinoides var. glabrata Aulomyrcia cassinoides var. velutina Aulomyrcia gardneriana var. caerulescens Aulomyrcia gardneriana var. virescens Aulomyrcia glandulosa var. elliptica Aulomyrcia glandulosa var. longifolia Aulomyrcia jequitinhonhensis var. glauca Aulomyrcia lingua var. glabrata Aulomyrcia obtusa var. surinamensis Aulomyrcia pallens var. ovalis Aulomyrcia pallens var. subcordata Aulomyrcia regeliana var. oppositifolia Aulomyrcia regeliana var. sparsifolia Myrcia androsaemoides var. parvifolia Myrcia daphnoides var. nervosa Myrcia fastigiata var. coriacea Myrcia pallens var. ovalis Myrcia pallens var. subcordata Myrcia taubatensis var. ovalis Aulomyrcia obtusa var. schomburgkiana Myrcia andromedoides var. parvifolia Myrcia botrys Myrcia crassicaulis Myrcia cymosopaniculata Myrcia rhabdoides Aulomyrcia clausseniana Myrcia guianensis var. guianensis Myrcia torta var. grandifolia Myrcia torta var. parvifolia Aulomyrcia pallens var. ovata Myrcia roraimae Myrcia scrobiculata Aulomyrcia alternifolia Aulomyrcia crassicaulis Aulomyrcia emarginata Aulomyrcia fragilis Myrcia mansonii Calyptromyrcia spixiana
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