Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eugenia eurycheila

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eugenia eurycheila is an evergreen shrub or a tree growing up to 7 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The Kayapó people in northern Brazil plant this and several other species in 'islands' to form more densely woody areas (known as apêtê), rich in useful plants, in the scrub savannah[ 2150 Title Management of a Tropical Scrub Savanna by the Gorotire Kayapó of Brazil Publication Advances in Economic Botany 7: 159-173, 1989 Author Anderson A.B., Posey D.A. Publisher Year 1989 ISBN Description ]. Eugenia eurycheila

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana, northern Brazil

HabitatOn rocks, especially along rivers, in mountainous regions[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].