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Myrcia selloi (Spreng.) N.Silveira

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4-6 m high. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The bark peels off and the trunk has shiny marks. The leaves are simple and shiny on both sides. They are 12-24 mm long and 5-10 mm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and at the ends of branches. They are small and white. The fruit is round and shiny. It is black and has a single soft seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 5.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Brazil it grows in semi-deciduous forest at altitude. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
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Semideciduous forests and Araucaria pine forest. An understorey plant, favouring moist sites.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

The ripe fruit are harvested and dried in the shade. The seed only remian viable for a very short time. The dried fruit with seed inside can be planted while fresh. They germinate in 30-50 days. Seedlings should be kept in light shade. Seedlings can be transplanted into the field after 8 months.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Myrcia selloi leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Myrcia selloi world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Myrcia selloi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000247874
COL ID 457RZ
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Myrcia dimorpha Myrcia lajeana Myrcia laruotteana Aulomyrcia dimorpha Aulomyrcia ramulosa Aulomyrcia selloi Aulomyrcia undulata Myrcia hassleriana Myrcia microsiphonata Myrcia ochracea Myrcia perorebimi Myrcia ramulosa Myrcia selloi Myrcia smithii Myrtus selloi Aulomyrcia acutata Aulomyrcia acutifolia Aulomyrcia laruottiana Myrcia ciliata Myrcia assumptionis Myrcia chodatiana Myrcia stanislasiensis Myrcia perobebimi Myrcia assumptionis Myrcia laruotteana var. austalis Myrcia laruotteana var. glabriuscula Myrcia laruotteana var. impunctata Myrcia multiflora var. microsiphonata Myrcia ramulosa var. acutata Myrcia selloi var. acutata Myrcia selloi var. australis Myrcia selloi var. megapotamica Myrcia selloi var. microsiphonata Aulomyrcia acutifolia var. pubescens Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. membranacea Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. opaca Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. punctata Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. acutata Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. colorata Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. pauciflora Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. subcordata Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. triflora Aulomyrcia acutifolia var. villosa Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. australis Aulomyrcia ramulosa var. panicularis Myrcia laruotteana var. macrophylla Myrcia ramulosa var. leptophylla Myrcia ramulosa var. megapotamica Myrcia ramulosa var. microsiphonata Myrcia ramulosa var. multiflora Myrcia ramulosa var. pauciflora Myrcia laruotteana var. laruotteana Myrcia corrientinensis Myrcia triflora Aulomyrcia laruotteana Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. glabriuscula Aulomyrcia laruotteana var. impunctata Aulomyrcia assumptionis
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