Suriname cherry, Brazilian, Cayenne, Eugenia uniflora 10”-12” Tall

Description: you are bidding on Suriname/Brazilian cherry treeFruit[edit]The edible fruit is a botanical berry. The taste ranges from sweet to sour, depending on the cultivar and level of ripeness (the darker red to black range is quite sweet, while the green to orange range is strikingly tart). Its predominant food use is as a flavoring and base for jams and jellies.[12] The fruit is high in vitamin C and a source of provitamin A.Leaves[edit]The leaves are spread on some house floors in Brazil, so that when crushed underfoot, they exude a smell which repels flies.The leaves are also used for tea in certain parts of Uruguay.Medical studies[edit]Eugenia uniflora has several significant pharmacological properties.[13] Its essential oil is antihypertensive,[13][14] antidiabetic,[15] antitumor[16] and analgesic,[17] and it has shown antiviral and antifungal activity.[18] It has performed against microorganisms such as Trichomonas gallinae (in vitro),[19] Trypanosoma cruzi[20] and Leishmania amazonensis.[13][21]It also shows significant anti-inflammatory properties,[13][22] and is used extensively as a folk remedy in South America against stomach diseases.[1E. uniflora is native to central and eastern areas of South America, specifically to Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil (Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo), Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija), and Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman) (USDA-ARS, 2013). In Brazil, it grows wild along stream banks and at forest edges (Lorenzi, 1992). It is also mistakenly considered by some authors (e.g. Morton, 1987; Rifai, 1992) as native to northern South America, Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana and the north-east of Brazil, which has also tended to be repeated by other sources (e.g. Janick and Paull, 2008). The common names also appear to confuse people regarding its native range, as it is known as Surinam cherry, Barbados cherry and even Florida cherry.It has been widely introduced as a valuable fruit tree throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Americas, and also in many parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Rifai (1992) stated that it was grown all over the tropics and subtropics, though it is rare in South-East Asia (Java, Peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines). It was also reported as introduced to the Mediterranean basin, including southern Europe and northern Africa (Morton, 1987), though records from such countries are very rare. In the USA, it is grown in California, Hawaii and Florida, mainly as a living fence or hedge, or as a garden or backyard plant Environmental RequirementsIt is a tropical and sub-tropical species preferring moister climates. However, reports of more exacting environmental requirements are quite variable from author to author. Rifai (1992) report that E. uniflora thrives in full sun and requires only moderate rainfall, withstanding long dry seasons. However, PIER (2013) stated that it tends to grow better in rich, moist but well-drained soils, and partial shade. In Florida, USA, Langeland and Burks (1998) described E. uniflora as adaptable to all soil conditions not subject to flooding and with some salt tolerance, and Rifai (1992) reported that it grows in almost any type of soil and withstands temporary waterlogging, but that it is intolerant of salt.In its native range in South America, it inhabits areas of warm temperate climates with both wet and dry summers as well as areas with no dry season, with average annual rainfall in the range of 500-2000 mm, and average temperatures of 20-35ºC in the southern hemisphere summer in January, and 10-30ºC in July. It has proved to be more tolerant where introduced, and Rifai (1992) reported that E. uniflora is rather cold-tolerant and will stand several degrees of frost unharmed, whereas Langeland and Burks (1998) stated that E. uniflora freezes at about -1°C in Florida.It is mostly a lowland species, commonly found from sea level up to 250 m attitude. It is also found up to 750 m in Hawaii (PIER, 2013), up to 1000 m in the Philippines, rarely up to 1500 m

Price: 4.99 USD

Location: Merritt Island, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-01T14:38:25.000Z

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