Psidium rufum Mart. ex Dc.

A tree. It grows 4-5 m tall. The crown is round and dense. The young branches have reddish-brown hairs. The bark is thin and smooth. The trunk is twisted and 15-30 cm across. The bark is thin and fairly smooth. It peels off in irregular plates. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are rigid and papery and have reddish-brown hairs underneath. They are 4-7 cm long and 2-3 cm wide and wavy along the edge. The flowers occur singly on a stalk 10-15 mm long. The flowers are white. The fruit is a round fleshy fruit with 3-8 seeds inside.

Semideciduous forests in both primary and secondary formations, growing most commonly on deep, well-drained, clay soils. Also found as an isolated specimen in pastures and other open areas.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and allowed to soften in a plastic bag before the seeds are removed under running water. Fresh seed are planted. They germinate in 3-4 weeks.