Eugenia egensis
DC.
Myrtaceae
Eugenia maculata O.Berg
Eugenia parodiana Morong
Eugenia perforata O.Berg
Eugenia sphaerosperma DC.
Common Name: Azeitona brava
General Information
Eugenia egensis is an evergreen shrub or a small tree growing around 3 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 10 metres[
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.
,
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.
Eugenia egensis 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
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.
Range
S. America - northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica
Habitat
Rainforests, growing in both terra firma forest and where seasonally inundated[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The black and red, globose fruits are around 10mm in diameter[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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