Myrciaria vexator explained

Myrciaria vexator, the false jaboticaba, or blue grape tree,^[1] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Description

M. vexator is a slow-growing evergreen tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall.^[2] The fruit is dark purple and plum-sized. It is bigger, darker, and has thicker skin than the Jaboticaba.^[3] The leaves are layered and deep green, the bark peels, and the flowers are small and white.^[4]

Distribution

Myrciaria vexator is endemic to Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela.^[5] It is frequently found growing on road verges.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myrciaria vexator - McVaugh . Plants For A Future . 2020-11-24.
2. Book: Barwick . Margaret . van der Schans . Anton . 2004 . Tropical & Subtropical Trees: A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide . Thames and Hudson . 9780500511817.
3. Shi-Biao . Wua . Chunlin . Longa . Edward . Kennelly . 2013 . Food Research International . Phytochemistry and health benefits of jaboticaba, an emerging fruitcrop from Brazil . 54 . 148–159 . 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.06.021 .
4. Web site: Blue Grape, False Jaboticaba - Myrciaria vexator McVaugh . Growables . 2020-11-24.
5. Rogers . McVaugh . May 31, 1963 . Fieldiana Botany . Tropical American Myrtaceae, II ; notes on generic concepts and descriptions of previously unrecognized species . 29 . 503 .