
Myrtaceae FAMILY
Eugenia myrobalana
Eugenia myrobalana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eugenia myrobalana is an evergreen tree growing up to 10 metres tall[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, northern Brazil
HabitatTerra firma rain forest.