Myrtaceae FAMILY

Psidium oblongatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Psidium oblongatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree with an open and irregular crown; it can grow 3 - 4 metres tall. The crooked bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and wood, It is recommended for home gardens and urban landscaping.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest, growing mainly on mountainsides, favouring well-drained soils along rocky streams[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].