About Cherry of the Rio Grande
Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry) is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is a 5 metres (16 ft) tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry. Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eugenia bracteata
- Genus
- Eugenia
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub forests & Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Cherry of the Rio Grande belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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