Eugenia stictopetala
DC.
Myrtaceae
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Eugenia roraimana O.Berg
Eugenia tapacumensis O.Berg
Common Name:
General Information
Eugenia stictopetala is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall422,
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 source of fuel.
Eugenia stictopetala 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 - central and northern Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica; Caribbean - Trinidad
Habitat
Rainforest, along creeks, savannah forest, rock savannah, sometimes on white sands[
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.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Eugenia stictopetala is a plant of the moist 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,
- 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
]. A secondary food for the indiginous Ka'apor people[
2152- Title
- Footprints of the Forest
- Publication
-
- Author
- Balée W.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press; New York
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0-231-08485-9
- Description
- A sensitive and detailed exploration of the Ka'apor indiginous peoples of the Amazon rainforest, looking at their history, lifestyle, and how they harmonize with their environment,
]. The yellow to purplish-red or black, subglobose to ellipsoid fruit is around 10mm in diameter, containing a single seed[
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.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is considered a good fuel[
2152- Title
- Footprints of the Forest
- Publication
-
- Author
- Balée W.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press; New York
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0-231-08485-9
- Description
- A sensitive and detailed exploration of the Ka'apor indiginous peoples of the Amazon rainforest, looking at their history, lifestyle, and how they harmonize with their environment,
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
