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Myrciaria rupestris

Myrciaria rupestris is a small shrub or tree in the myrtle family, native to western Cuba and rarely cultivated. Little horticultural information is published, so care should be treated as a general guide for a tropical myrtle.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained loamy or sandy mix; tolerates rocky, limestone-type soils in its native range.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
W. Cuba
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Myrciaria rupestris is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to western Cuba. Plinia rubrinervis and Plinia rupestris were transferred to Myrciaria as this single species in 2014.

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 rupestris 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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