Psidium rufum Mart. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Psidium

Characteristics

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.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.5
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Environment

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.
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A tropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forest in Brazil. It has been recorded at 1,270 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Psidium rufum world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Psidium rufum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601017-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284608
COL ID 4PG2D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 894415
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Synonyms

Psidium macrospermum Psidium rufum Psidium aerugineum Psidium cupreum Psidium lagoense Psidium pilosum Psidium widgrenianum Campomanesia martiana Campomanesia regeliana Abbevillea recurvata Guajava aeruginea Guajava macrosperma Guajava pilosa Guajava widgreniana Abbevillea regeliana Guajava cuprea Psidium aerugineum var. angustifolium Psidium araca var. sampaionis Psidium cupreum var. glabrata Psidium rufum var. rotundifolia Psidium pilosum var. rotundifolia Campomanesia recurvata