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Eugenia subterminalis is a semi-deciduous shrub or small tree in the myrtle family, native to Brazil and nearby South American forests, growing 2 to 4 metres tall and bearing small egg-shaped fruit. It is grown mainly for its fruit and shade in warm, humid, frost-free conditions.
Eugenia subterminalis, commonly known as cambuí pitanga, cereja do mato verdadeira, pitanga lisa de sombra, pitanga preta, and cambuízão vermelho do rio Paranapanema, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to araucária forest in Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plant is a semi-deciduous shrub that grows to between 2 and 4 metres (6.6 and 13.1 ft) tall, and produces egg shaped fruit between 15 and 25 mm (0.59 and 0.98 in) tall, and 18 and 20 mm (0.71 and 0.79 in) wide.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eugenia subterminalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
