Psidium oblongatum O.Berg

A tree. It grows 3-4 m tall. The crown is irregular and open. The trunk is crooked and 15-25 cm across. The bark is smooth and brown. The leaves are oval and taper to both ends. They are papery and 8-17 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. They can occur singly or in small groups. The fruit is a pear shaped berry. They are yellowish green with seeds in a white pulp.

Atlantic rainforest, growing mainly on mountainsides, favouring well-drained soils along rocky streams.

Plants are grown from seed. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit that have been allowed to partly decompose and the seeds are washed out under running water. Seeds should be planted fresh in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 40-60 days.