Typical of the Myrtaceae family
Eugenia bracteata
Cherry Of The Rio Grande
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-November
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded native range
- India, Sri Lanka
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub forests & Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →Karnataka →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Cherry Of The Rio Grande
Identify Cherry Of The Rio Grande by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cherry Of The Rio Grande.
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
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Haryana, Puducherry, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Nagaland, Tripura, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowers are white in color and have four-petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cherry Of The Rio Grande itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cherry Of The Rio Grande
Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia bracteata) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 32 other states. It grows in scrub forests & Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Cherry Of The Rio Grande belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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