Primulaceae FAMILY

Myrsine parvifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myrsine parvifolia is an evergreen shrub or tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow up to 7 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 20 - 30cm 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 for local use as a source of tannins and wood. It can be used as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Uruguay, southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic and coastal rainforests, usually in more open and secondary growth areas, favouring moist soils. It is often found growing on coastal dunes, where it is more likely to be a shrub[ 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. ].