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Myrciaria pallida

Myrciaria pallida is a little-known shrub or small tree in the myrtle family, native to southeastern Brazil. It is rarely cultivated, so care advice is drawn from related Myrciaria species and general myrtle-family practice.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
SE. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Myrciaria pallida is a species of a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to southeastern Brazil.

Other Myrciaria plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrciaria pallida 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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