Eugenia punicifolia

(Kunth) DC.

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Emurtia punicifolia (Kunth) Raf.

Eugenia ambigua O.Berg

Eugenia arbutifolia O.Berg

Eugenia arctostaphyloides O.Berg

Eugenia benthamii O.Berg

Eugenia boliviensis O.Berg

Eugenia calycolpoides Griseb.

Eugenia ciarensis O.Berg

Eugenia clinocarpa DC.

Eugenia coarensis DC.

Eugenia dasyantha O.Berg

Eugenia decorticans O.Berg

Eugenia diantha O.Berg

Eugenia dipoda DC.

Eugenia diversiflora O.Berg

Eugenia erythroxyloides Mart. ex O.Berg

Eugenia flava O.Berg

Eugenia fruticulosa DC.

Eugenia glareosa O.Berg

Eugenia insipida Cambess.

Eugenia kochiana DC.

Eugenia kunthiana DC.

Eugenia linearifolia O.Berg

Eugenia macroclada O.Berg

Eugenia maximiliana O.Berg

Eugenia mugiensis O.Berg

Eugenia myrtillifolia DC.

Eugenia nhanica Cambess.

Eugenia obtusifolia Cambess.

Eugenia obversa O.Berg

Eugenia oleifolia (Kunth) DC.

Eugenia ovalifolia Cambess.

Eugenia phillyraeoides Willd. ex O.Berg

Eugenia platyclada O.Berg

Eugenia polyphylla O.Berg

Eugenia prominens O.Berg

Eugenia psammophila Diels

Eugenia psychotrioides Mart. ex O.Berg

Eugenia pungens subalterna (Benth.) Amshoff

Eugenia pyramidalis O.Berg

Eugenia pyrroclada O.Berg

Eugenia rhombocarpa O.Berg

Eugenia romana O.Berg

Eugenia rubrescens Mattos & D.Legrand

Eugenia rufoflavescens Mattos

Eugenia sabulosa Cambess.

Eugenia sancta DC.

Eugenia spathophylla O.Berg

Eugenia spathulata O.Berg

Eugenia subalterna Benth.

Eugenia subcorymbosa O.Berg

Eugenia suffruticosa O.Berg

Eugenia surinamensis Miq.

Eugenia triphylla O.Berg

Eugenia vaga O.Berg

Eugenia vaga brachypoda (DC.) O.Berg

Eugenia vaga brasiliensis O.Berg

Eugenia vaga dipoda (DC.) O.Berg

Eugenia vaga pumila O.Berg

Eugenia vaga rigida O.Berg

Myrtus arbutifolia (O.Berg) Kuntze

Myrtus oleifolia Kunth

Myrtus punicifolia Kunth

Pseudomyrcianthes kochiana (DC.) Kausel

Psidium sylvestre Loefl.

Common Name:

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General Information

Eugenia punicifolia is a strongly-branched, evergreen shrub or a small tree growing around 2 - 5 metres tall, occasionally to 8 metres[

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Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
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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.

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.

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.

].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Eugenia punicifolia s one of the most widespread and frequent species of Myrtaceae in South America, occurring throughout a range of habitats in Cuba and South America. The overall population size and trend of this species are unknown, although it is very frequent throughout its range. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[

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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.

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

Caribbean - western Cuba; S. America - northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, the Guyanas

Habitat

Found in a variety of habitats, mainly savannahs and along rivers, but also in lowland to montane evergreen forests and disturbed areas[

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Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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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.

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Pollinators	Bees, Insects, Self
Self-fertile	Yes
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked[

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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

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Title: Wild edible fruits of Colombia: diversity and use prospects
Publication: Biota Colombiana 22 (2) - 2021
Author: López-Diago D. & García N.
Website: https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a02
Publisher
Year: 2021
ISBN
Description

]. A sweet flavour[

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.

]. Said to be an important source of vitamins and minerals[

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.

]. The red or yellow, ellipsoid fruit is around 13mm long and 8mm wide, containing a single see[

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.

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.

Medicinal

The leaves are used in popular medicine to treat wounds, diabetes and fevers[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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.

]. An infusion of the fresh or dried leaves and stems is drunk as a treaatment for inflammations[

1628

Title: Medicinal Plants of the Andes and the Amazon: The magic and medicinal flora of Northern Peru
Publication
Author: Bussmann R.W. & Sharon D.
Publisher
Year: 2015
ISBN: 10:0-9960231-2-7
Description: An introduction to traditional herbalism in Peru plus brief information on the medicinal uses of

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Studies have confirmed the plant has anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, antinociceptive, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, antioxidant and anti-fungal actions[

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Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
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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.

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The bark is boiled, and the water drunk as a treatment for diarrhoea[

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Title: Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
Publication
Author: DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
Website: http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
Publisher: Smithsonian Museum
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region

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The bark and the leaves are boiled with water and drunk as a remedy for colds[

348

Title: Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
Publication
Author: DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
Website: http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
Publisher: Smithsonian Museum
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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