Eugenia biflora
(L.) DC.
Myrtaceae
Caryophyllus fruticosus Mill.
Cumetea mini (Aubl.) Raf.
Eugenia acuminatissima O.Berg
Eugenia acutiloba DC.
Eugenia alexandri Krug & Urb.
Eugenia alfaroana Standl.
Eugenia amanuensis Steyerm.
Eugenia australis Colla
Eugenia berteroana (Spreng.) DC.
Eugenia brachythrix Urb.
Eugenia caurensis Steyerm.
Eugenia fieldingii O.Berg
Eugenia freireana O.Berg
Eugenia hartii Kiaersk.
Eugenia hoffmannseggii O.Berg
Eugenia inundata acutifolia O.Berg
Eugenia jamaicana Mattos
Eugenia jamaicensis O.Berg
Eugenia lancea Poir.
Eugenia leptophlebia Diels
Eugenia loretensis Diels
Eugenia ludibunda Bertero ex DC.
Eugenia macarensis O.Berg
Eugenia meyeriana O.Berg
Eugenia microcarpos Lam.
Eugenia mini Aubl.
Eugenia modesta jamaicensis O.Berg
Eugenia myriostigma Sagot
Eugenia nicholsii Fawc. & Rendle
Eugenia pallens (Vahl) DC.
Eugenia racemosa DC.
Eugenia richardiana O.Berg
Eugenia salicifolia O.Berg
Eugenia sericiflora Benth.
Eugenia virgata Macfad.
Eugenia virgultosa (Sw.) DC.
Eugenia xylopifolia DC.
Myrcia erythroxylon virescens O.Berg
Myrcia mini (Aubl.) Sweet
Myrcia schomburgkiana O.Berg
Myrcia splendens mini (Aubl.) DC.
Myrtus berteroana Spreng.
Myrtus biflora L.
Myrtus lancea (Poir.) Spreng.
Myrtus mini (Aubl.) Spreng.
Myrtus pallens Vahl
Myrtus virgultosa Sw.
Common Name: Pitangueira
General Information
Eugenia biflora is a much-branched evergreen shrub or a small tree with a dense, bushy crown; it can grow up to 9 metres tall with a trunk up to 20cm in diameter[
448- Title
- Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H.
- Publisher
- USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
,
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
-
].
Eugenia biflora has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Range
S. America - central to northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, through C. America to southern Mexico; Caribbean
Habitat
Wet mixed forests, sometimes in mangrove swamps; at elevations at or near sea level in Guatemala[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
]. Moist and dry limestone and lower montane forests; at elevations from sea level to 660 metres[
448- Title
- Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H.
- Publisher
- USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Grows best in a sunny position[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
-
]. Succeeds in calcareous soils[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The sweet-tasting fruits are eaten throughout the plant's range[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The pinkish/red to dark purplish or bluish-black, oblong to subglobose fruits are around 6mm long and nearly as thick, containing a single large seed[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
448- Title
- Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H.
- Publisher
- USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The sapwood is light brown and hard[
448- Title
- Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H.
- Publisher
- USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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