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Myrciaria alagoana

Myrciaria alagoana is a tree in the myrtle family, endemic to the Brazilian state of Alagoas and known from few collections. It is a wild species of little horticultural record, so growing guidance is limited.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Temperature
Seasonally dry tropical climate; cold tolerance unknown
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Brazil (Alagoas)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Myrciaria alagoana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the state of Alagoas in the east of Brazil. Myrciaria alagoana was first described in 2012 and is related to Myrciaria glomerata.

Other Myrciaria plants

Myrciaria alta · False tamarisk · Myrciaria cambuca · Myrciaria cordata · Myrciaria cuspidata · Myrciaria delicatula · Myrciaria disticha · Camu-Camu in pito · Myrciaria evanida · Myrciaria ferruginea · Guavaberry · Myrciaria glanduliflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrciaria alagoana 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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