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Myrciaria puberulenta

Myrciaria puberulenta is a tree of the myrtle family that grows up to about 15 m tall in moist evergreen forest in southern Venezuela. It is cultivated by the Piaroa people for its dark purple fruit, so it needs warm, humid, wet tropical conditions to thrive.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist and do not let it dry out.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil with organic matter.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 20–32 °C; protect from frost and temperatures below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. Venezuela
Climate
wet tropical

About

Myrciaria puberulenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to evergreen moist forests in southern Venezuela and was first described in 2002. The Piaroa people cultivate it for its fruit and call it "kuyaeri".

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 puberulenta 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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