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Myrciaria alta

Myrciaria alta is a tall tree in the myrtle family, endemic to the montane forests of Espírito Santo, Brazil, first described in 2019 and closely related to Myrciaria glomerata. Little is documented about cultivation, so care advice here is general and tentative.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, letting the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Myrciaria alta is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to Espírito Santo, Brazil. It was first described in 2019 and it is closely related to Myrciaria glomerata.

Where it grows

Myrciaria alta is endemic to the montane region of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, in Brazil, at elevations of around 850 m (2,790 ft).

Other Myrciaria plants

Myrciaria alagoana · 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 alta 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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