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Myrcia splendens Dc.

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Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A small evergreen tree. It grows 9 m tall. The leaves are long and pointed and shiny. The flowers occur in clusters at the ends of branches. They are white and have a sweet smell. The fruit is fleshy. It is green when young but ripens to a dark blue of black. There is a large single seed in each fruit.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open savannah; woodland edges; gallery forests, undergrowth in Araucaria forests, clearings in the Atlantic and Littoral rainforests.
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A tropical plant. In Brazil it has been recorded at 700 m above sea level and in Peru at 1,100 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw and also used in jams and preserves.
Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Myrcia splendens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Myrcia splendens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Myrcia splendens fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrcia splendens fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Myrcia splendens world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Cook Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrcia splendens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:599170-1
WFO ID wfo-0000247907
COL ID 73S4K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630205
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Synonyms

Myrcia rostrata f. sericiflora Myrcia guajavifolia f. grandifolia Myrcia acutata Myrcia acutiloba Myrcia alagoensis Myrcia berberis Myrcia berberis Myrcia chilensis Myrcia ciarensis Myrcia cucullata Myrcia dictyoneura Myrcia discolor Myrcia elongata Myrcia erythroxylon Myrcia fallax Myrcia friburgensis Myrcia gardneriana Myrcia gatunensis Myrcia impressa Myrcia kegeliana Myrcia klotzschiana Myrcia laevigata Myrcia lamprosericea Myrcia langsdorffii Myrcia luetzelburgii Myrcia negrensis Myrcia nitens Myrcia oxyoentophylla Myrcia pseudomini Myrcia riedeliana Myrcia riparia Myrcia sartoriana Myrcia saxicola Myrcia spruceana Myrcia superba Myrcia tingens Myrcia ypanemensis Myrtus acuminata Myrtus complicata Myrtus splendens Myrcia lindeniana Myrcia communis Myrcia complicata Myrcia compressa Myrcia gracilis Myrcia magnoliifolia Myrcia augustana Myrcia ayresiana Myrcia barrensis Myrcia belizensis Myrcia catharinae Myrcia corcovadensis Myrcia coroicensis Myrcia costaricensis Myrcia coumetoides Myrcia guajavifolia Myrcia hayneana Myrcia latifolia Myrcia longicaudata Myrcia macrophylla Myrcia martiana Myrcia martinicensis Myrcia melanoclada Myrcia micrantha Myrcia mikaniana Myrcia oerstediana Myrcia oocarpa Myrcia opaca Myrcia pellucida Myrcia phaeoclada Myrcia rostrata Myrcia rufidula Myrcia rufula Myrcia schippii Myrcia schuechiana Myrcia sellowiana Myrcia sepiaria Myrcia sericiflora Myrcia velutina Myrcia venezuelensis Myrtus polyantha Myrtus stoupii Aulomyrcia wullschlaegeliana Myrcia acuminata Myrcia aguitensis Myrcia bracteolaris Myrcia humboldtiana Myrcia sororia Cumetea divaricata Eugenia fallax Eugenia laxiflora Eugenia mikaniana Eugenia mollis Eugenia paniculaeflora Myrcia spruceana Myrcia melanosticta Myrtus deflexa Eugenia divaricata Eugenia periplocifolia Myrcia divaricata Myrcia reticulata Myrtus bracteolaris Myrcia gracilis var. opaca Myrcia hayneana var. paraensis Myrcia opaca var. angustifolia Myrcia opaca var. latifolia Myrcia phaeoclada var. alagoensis Myrcia phaeoclada var. guyanensis Myrcia splendens var. guantanamana Myrcia acuminata var. bullata Myrcia acuminata var. meridensis Myrcia acuminata var. peruviana Myrcia acuminata var. tovarensis Myrcia alagoensis var. intermedia Myrcia alagoensis var. oblongata Myrcia alagoensis var. ovata Myrcia berberis var. angustifolia Myrcia berberis var. latifolia Myrcia communis var. glabrata Myrcia communis var. latifolia Myrcia costata var. bahiensis Myrcia costata var. minensis Myrcia elongata var. brunnea Myrcia elongata var. grandifolia Myrcia elongata var. ochracea Myrcia erythroxylon var. caerulescens Myrcia gracilis var. prasina Myrcia gracilis var. sessiliflora Myrcia guajavifolia var. bullata Myrcia guajavifolia var. impunctata Myrcia guajavifolia var. perforata Myrcia humboldtiana var. caribaea Myrcia humboldtiana var. orinocensis Myrcia kegeliana var. angustifolia Myrcia kegeliana var. latifolia Myrcia kegeliana var. longifolia Myrcia kegeliana var. pendula Myrcia kegeliana var. vulgaris Myrcia klotzschiana var. impellucida Myrcia laevigata var. brunnea Myrcia laevigata var. canescens Myrcia magnoliifolia var. angustifolia Myrcia magnoliifolia var. latifolia Myrcia magnoliifolia var. parvifolia Myrcia mikaniana var. angustifolia Myrcia rostrata var. brunea Myrcia rufula var. martiana Myrcia saxicola var. grandifolia Myrcia sellowiana var. bullata Myrcia sellowiana var. costata Myrcia splendens var. chrysocoma Myrcia splendens var. micropora Myrcia splendens var. obscura Myrcia splendens var. robustior Myrcia velutina var. canescens Myrcia velutina var. ochracea Myrcia brandami Myrcia costata Myrcia formosiana Myrcia kunthiana Myrcia plicato-costata Myrcia rostrata f. communis Myrcia rostrata f. gracilis Myrcia rostrata f. pseudomini Myrcia sericea Myrcia rostrata f. flexuosa Myrcia splendens var. splendens Myrcia mikaniana var. latifolia Myrcia brachylopadia Aulomyrcia costata Myrcia splendens
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