Wood of medlars with small sheets

The wood of medlars with small sheets ( Eugenia buxifolia ), or wood of medlars with boxwood sheets, is an endemic shrub of the island of the Réunion of the family of the Myrtacées which can reach to the maximum height a 5 meters.

In form small Guava S of the size of a Cherry, the Fruit S have indeed a color and a taste which point out the Nèfle S.

Distribution

The wood of medlars with small sheets is rather frequent in the Forêt S of mountain, become much rarer in the vestiges of the dry forest basic altitude. It gave its name to many districts of the cities of the Meeting generally located in the High .

The species develops a Hétérophyllie only in dry forest, where the youthful plants carry lengthened and narrow sheets (and not rounds).

Notice

Attention not to confuse Eugenia buxifolia Lam. with Eugenia buxifolia (Sw.) Willd. who is actually Eugenia foetida Pers.

Internal bonds

Endémisme with the Meeting

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