Eugenia uniflora
Brazilian cherry · also Cayenne cherry, Cerisier carré, Monkimonki kersie
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This flowering shrub or tree is native to tropical South America's east coast, particularly southern Brazil, and produces small, ribbed fruits that ripen from green to orange, scarlet, and maroon. It is often cultivated in gardens as a hedge or screen but can become invasive, as seen in Bermuda.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 520.01%—5.5 in
- 30.00%—4.1 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 8.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Brazilian Atlantic dry forests
Other Eugenia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
