Myrtaceae FAMILY

Myrcia deflexa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrcia deflexa is an evergreen shrub or tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows from 3 - 12 metres tall. The bole can be 15cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. , 787 Title Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledoneae Publication Smithsonian Contributions to Botany No. 77 Author Nicolson D.H.; et al Website http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute Press; Washington Year 1991 ISBN 90-10415 Description A terse but very useful flora with a somewhat limited botanical description plus range, habitat and some uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba.

HabitatAn understorey tree in lower montane forests[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ].