Myrcia splendens
Punchberry, Surinam Cherry
Other regional names: Wild Currant
- Wild Currant
Also known as: Aulomyrcia costata (DC.) O.Berg +14 more
- Aulomyrcia costata (DC.) O.Berg
- Aulomyrcia wullschlaegeliana O.Berg
- Cumetea divaricata (Lam.) Raf.
- Eugenia fallax Rich.
- Eugenia jambolana Willd. ex O.Berg
- Eugenia mollis Willd. ex O.Berg
- Eugenia paniculiflora Steud.
- Eugenia periplocifolia Jacq.
- Myrcia acuminata (Kunth) DC.
- Myrcia acuminata var. bullata O.Berg
- Myrcia acuminata var. genuina O.Berg
- Myrcia acuminata var. meridensis O.Berg
- Myrcia acuminata var. peruviana O.Berg
- Myrcia acuminata var. tovarensis O.Berg
- Myrcia acutata O.Berg
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Myrcia splendens (commonly known as Punchberry or Surinam Cherry) is a shrub or tree within the Myrtaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.