Psidium salutare var. mucronatum (Cambess.) Landrum

Variety

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Psidium > Psidium salutare

Characteristics

A shrub.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
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Cultivation

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

Psidium salutare var. mucronatum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1098978-2
WFO ID wfo-0000336631
COL ID 5QZFK
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Synonyms

Myrtus acutata Myrtus cuspidata Myrtus lurida Myrtus mucronata Psidium latius Psidium luridum Myrtus ovalis Myrtus pauciflora Myrtus sellowiana Myrtus suffruticosa Psidium thea Psidium acutatum Psidium affine Psidium cuspidatum Psidium pubifolium Psidium pauciflorum Psidium mucronatum Psidium pauciflorum Psidium luridum var. cinereum Psidium luridum var. pauciflora Psidium luridum var. pubescens Myrtus cuspidata var. pentamera Myrtus cuspidata var. tetramera Myrtus mucronata var. opaca Myrtus mucronata var. thea Myrtus suffruticosa var. angustifolia Myrtus suffruticosa var. latifolia Psidium salutare var. mucronatum Psidium pubifolium f. nanum Myrtus mucronata var. perforata