Myrcia zuzygium (L.) A.R.Lourenço & E.Lucas

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrcia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 4-6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Myrcia zuzygium world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Myrcia zuzygium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77191510-1
WFO ID wfo-0001425010
COL ID 457XJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Myrtus dichotoma Myrtus zuzygium Myrtus syzygium Calyptranthes zuzygium Calyptranthes rigida Calyptranthes zyzygium Chytraculia zuzygium Eugenia glomerata Myrcia zuzygium Calyptranthes chytraculia var. ovalis Calyptranthes chytraculia var. trichotoma Calyptranthes chytraculia var. zuzygium