Myrcia tomentosa Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4.5-7.5 m tall. The leaves are hairy. The fruit have downy skins. They are green and turn purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Savannahs and semi-deciduous forests at higher elevations. It is found mainly in secondary formations, growing in both sandy and clayey soils that are fertile and well-drained.
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A tropical plant. It occurs in Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flesh of the fruit is eaten.
Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Presumably from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Myrcia tomentosa leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)
Myrcia tomentosa leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Myrcia tomentosa world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrcia tomentosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:599215-1
WFO ID wfo-0000247957
COL ID 457VH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734442
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Synonyms

Myrcia curatellifolia Myrcia floribunda Myrcia lancea Myrcia lanuginosa Myrcia leucantha Myrcia longipes f. obovata Aulomyrcia aureolanata Aulomyrcia capivarhyensis Aulomyrcia lancea Aulomyrcia lanuginosa Aulomyrcia leucantha Aulomyrcia micrantha Aulomyrcia ottonis Aulomyrcia rosulans Aulomyrcia tomentosa Myrcia prunifolia Myrcia alloiota Myrcia capivarhyensis Myrcia caracasana Myrcia longipes Myrcia marahanensis Myrcia piauhiensis Myrcia rosulans Myrcia spathulata Myrtus aubletii Aulomyrcia alloiota Aulomyrcia caracasana Aulomyrcia curatellifolia Myrcia rhodeosepala Aulomyrcia longipes Aulomyrcia prunifolia Aulomyrcia puberula Aulomyrcia spathulata Myrcianthes puberula Aguava tomentosa Cumetea tomentosa Eugenia vallis Myrcia venosa Eugenia tomentosa Myrcia membranacea Myrcia alloiota var. subcordata Aulomyrcia alloiota var. cuneata Aulomyrcia alloiota var. obovata Aulomyrcia alloiota var. ovalis Aulomyrcia alloiota var. pyramidalis Aulomyrcia alloiota var. subcordata Aulomyrcia curatellifolia var. australis Aulomyrcia curatellifolia var. grandifolia Aulomyrcia curatellifolia var. parvifolia Aulomyrcia lanuginosa var. pyramidata Aulomyrcia longipes var. latifolia Aulomyrcia longipes var. obovata Aulomyrcia longipes var. spathulata Aulomyrcia prunifolia var. brevipes Aulomyrcia prunifolia var. longipes Myrcia alloiota var. obovata Myrcia curatellifolia var. grandifolia Myrcia curatellifolia var. parvifolia Myrcia prunifulia var. obovata Myrcia prunifulia var. ovata Myrcia pilosa Myrcia puberula Myrcia verruculata Myrcia prunifulia var. angustior Myrcia alloiota var. subcordata Aulomyrcia confusa Myrcia tomentosa