Psidium oligospermum Mart. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Psidium

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-4 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Tonic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Psidium oligospermum world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Psidium oligospermum threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284543
COL ID 4PFYB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448221
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mitranthes eugenioides Mitropsidium sartorianum Myrtus claraensis Psidium claraense Psidium minutiflorum Psidium socorrense Psidium solisii Psidium yucatanense Mitranthes sartoriana Mitropsidium gardnerianum Mitropsidium oblanceolatum Mitropsidium oligospermum Mitropsidium pittieri Psidium galapagaeum Psidium molinae Psidium protractum Psidium sartorianum Psidium oligospermum Calycorectes protractus Chytraculia eugenioides Chytraculia gardneriana Chytraculia sartoriana Psidium microphyllum Calyptranthes tonduzii Calyptranthes eugenioides Guajava oligosperma Psidium gardnerianum Calyptranthes gardneriana Calyptranthes sartoriana Psidium ciliatum Psidium galapageium var. howellii Psidium sartorianum var. yucatanense Mitranthes eugenioides var. oblongifolia Mitranthes eugenioides var. ovata Mitranthes gardneriana Mitropsidium eugenioides Calyptropsidium sartorianum