
Myrtaceae FAMILY
Eugenia tafelbergica
Eugenia tafelbergica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eugenia tafelbergica is an evergreen shrub or a small tree growing around 5 metres tall. The trunk is around 6cm in diameter[ 2149 Title Plant Explorations in Guiana in 1944, Chiefly to the Tafelberg and the Kaieteur Plateau-V Publication Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 75, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 1948), pp. 523-580 Author Maguire B. Website https://doi.org/10.2307/2481787 Publisher Year 1948 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana, Surinam
HabitatNot known