Primulaceae FAMILY

Myrsine guianensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrsine guianensis is an evergreen shrub or tree with an open, narrow crown; it can grow up to 7.5 metres tall. The straight bole can be 8 - 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. ]. Older plants often become spreading and woody with numerous trunks[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood. It is grown as an ornamental and hedge, valued mainly for its attractive foliage and fruit display[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean Trinidad to Florida

HabitatMoist and dry limestone 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. ]. The lee side of coastal upland plant communities, where soil is sandy with shell fragments and often poorly drained; also in Baldcypress swamps among other wet site tolerant plants[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. ].