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Myrcia pseudospectabilis

Myrcia pseudospectabilis is a small tree in the myrtle family, endemic to coastal rainforest in southern Bahia, Brazil. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so care advice is extrapolated from related Myrcia and wet tropical forest understorey plants.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic humus-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Brazil (SE. Bahia)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Myrcia pseudospectabilis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to coastal rainforest habitats in southern Bahia, Brazil. The tree was first described in 2010, grows to between 1 and 6 metres (3.3 and 20 ft) tall, and produces purple or black fruits between 10 and 12 mm in diameter.

Other Myrcia plants

Myrcia ascendens · Myrcia attenuata · Myrcia costeira · Myrcia crassa · Myrcia floridissima · Myrcia mucugensis · Myrcia pendula · Myrcia pseudomarlierea · Myrcia rupestris · Myrcia subterminalis · Myrcia tetraphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrcia pseudospectabilis 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.

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