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Myrcianthes fragrans

Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh

Simpson's Stopper, Twinberry

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

Synonym(s): Anamomis dicrana, Anamomis fragrans, Anamomis simpsonii, Eugenia dicrana, Eugenia fajardensis, Eugenia simpsonii, Myrcianthes fajardensis, Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii

USDA Symbol: MYFR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 50 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Habitat: Hammocks.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 81 - Natives For Your Neighborhood (2020) The Institute for Regional Conservation
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 231 - Effect of water, temperature and fertilizers on soil nitrogen net transformations and tree growth in an elfin cloud forest of Colombia (2000) J. Cavelier, E. Tanner and J. Santamaria
Reslit 230 - Tissue water relations in elfin cloud forest tree species of Serrania de Macuira, Guajira, Colombia (1990) J. Cavelier
Reslit 2783 - Reclaimed water and Florida natives II (1992) L. M. Robinson, J. R. Parnell

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Myrcianthes fragrans in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Myrcianthes fragrans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Myrcianthes fragrans

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-14
Research By: CBR

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