Eugenia pyriformis is a plant of the family Myrtaceae found primarily in Brazil. It reaches 6 to 13 metres (20 to 43 ft) in height and 30 to 50 centimetres (0.98 to 1.64 ft) in trunk diameter. It is a native species of Brazil, occurring primarily in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Eugenia pyriformis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Campomanesia phaea
- Eugenia luschnathiana
- Eugenia candolleana
- Psidium sartorianum
- Psidium friedrichsthalianum
- Eugenia myrcianthes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
- Species
- Eugenia pyriformis
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