Myrteola nummularia O.Berg

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrteola

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The stems are 40 cm long and 4 mm across. The fruit are 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,500 m above sea level.
More
Raised parts of bogs, especially with sphagnum.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses environmental use food
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Myrteola nummularia habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Myrteola nummularia leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Myrteola nummularia leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Myrteola nummularia leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Myrteola nummularia flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Myrteola nummularia flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Myrteola nummularia fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Myrteola nummularia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrteola nummularia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:599434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000248422
COL ID 744ZQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtus barneoudii Myrtus leucomyrtillus Myrtus leucomyrtus Myrtus vaccinioides Orestion vaccinioides Myrteola barneoudii Myrteola bullata Myrteola humifusa Myrteola leucomyrtillus Myrteola nannophylla Myrteola oxycoccoides Myrteola repens Myrteola vaccinioides Myrtus nummularia Myrtus oxycoccoides Myrtus repens Myrteola philippii Eugenia humifusa Eugenia leucomyrtillus Myrtus humifusa Myrteola nummularia var. barneoudii Myrteola barneoudii var. humifusa Myrteola bullata var. pentamera Myrteola bullata var. tetramera Myrteola nummularia var. repens Myrteola vaccinioides var. carabaya Myrtus nummularia var. major Myrtus nummularia Myrteola vaccinioides var. vaccinioides Myrteola nummularia var. nummularia Cluacena vaccinioides Myrteola nummularia