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Eugenia uniflora L.

Surinam cherry

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Surinam-Kirsche
English Surinam cherry
Français Surinam-Kirsche
Italiano Surinam-Kirsche
Suomi Surinam-Kirsche
Norsk Surinam-Kirsche
Čeština Surinam-Kirsche
Español Cereza de Cayena
Svenska Surinam-Kirsche
Polski Surinam-Kirsche
Український Surinam-Kirsche
Român Surinam-Kirsche
Русский Surinam-Kirsche
Български Surinam-Kirsche
EESTI Surinam-Kirsche
日本語 Surinam-Kirsche
Other names Pitanga

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Valle); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Uruguay (Durazno, Paysandu, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal); Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Honduras [I]; Taiwan [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Java [I]; Jamaica [I]; Peru [I]; Bahamas [I]; Belize [I]; South Africa [I] (KwaZulu-Natal [I]); Puerto Rico [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Mexico [I]; Cuba [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; Antigua [I]; Saba [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Nevis [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Grenada [I]; Barbados [I]; Seychelles [I]; New Caledonia; Fiji [I]; Norfolk Isl. [I]; China [I]; Thailand [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Myanmar [I]; Vietnam [I]; Philippines [I] (Luzon [I]); Surinam [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Hiva Oa [I], Tahuata [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Niue [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Guam [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I], Takapoto Atoll [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Madagascar [I]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Molokai [I], Maui [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Mozambique [I]; Zambia [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl. [I]; São Tomé [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Benin [I]; Guinea [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Eugenia
Species uniflora
Author citation L.
Scientific name Eugenia uniflora L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Surinam cherry

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Surinam cherry

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Surinam cherry

, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Surinam cherry

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Surinam cherry

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson

Surinam cherry

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson