Eugenia mcvaughii
Steyerm. & Lasser
Myrtaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Eugenia mcvaughii is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall with a trunk up to 15cm in diameter[
2151- Title
- A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela
- Publication
- Brittonia, 33(1), 1981, pp. 25-27
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T.
- Publisher
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- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
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- Description
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].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Eugenia mcvaughii endemic to Venezuela, where it is known from several states of the country. Although there is no population information for the species, it is known that the habitats where it is distributed (deciduous and semi-deciduous forests) are strongly threatened and transformed by agricultural activities and other human activities. Thus a decreasing population trend is inferred from the less than 10 known locations.The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- 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
2151- Title
- A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela
- Publication
- Brittonia, 33(1), 1981, pp. 25-27
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Venezuela
Habitat
An understorey plant on forested slopes in deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, at elevations around 900 - 950 metres[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
,
2151- Title
- A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela
- Publication
- Brittonia, 33(1), 1981, pp. 25-27
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Endangered |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Eugenia mcvaughii is a plant of the wet tropics.
Edible Uses
Fruit[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
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- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
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- 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
]. Fleshy[
2151- Title
- A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela
- Publication
- Brittonia, 33(1), 1981, pp. 25-27
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The dull yellow, depressed-subglobose fruit is up to 20mm long and 25 - 35cm (occasionally to 50mm) in diameter, containing a single seed[
2151- Title
- A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Venezuela
- Publication
- Brittonia, 33(1), 1981, pp. 25-27
- Author
- Steyermark J.A. & Lasser T.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
