Species profile · Myrciaria
Myrciaria Vexator (Blue Jabuticaba)
Myrciaria vexator
Myrciaria Vexator (Blue Jabuticaba) is a collection listing associated with Myrciaria vexator. Kew records that species as a tree native to Costa Rica to Venezuela and northeastern Ecuador.
Key Information
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Myrciaria
- Scientific Name
- Myrciaria vexator
- Growth Habit
- tree
- Climate
- wet tropical
- Species Native Range
- Costa Rica to Venezuela and northeastern Ecuador
- Collection Label
- Myrciaria Vexator (Blue Jabuticaba)
- Selection Status
- Species match from collection label; selection traits unverified
Growing Information
- Growth Habit
- tree
Climate & Cultivation
- Climate
- wet tropical
References & Notes
Myrciaria Vexator (Blue Jabuticaba) is a collection listing associated with Myrciaria vexator. Kew records that species as a tree native to Costa Rica to Venezuela and northeastern Ecuador.
The origin and growth habit above describe Myrciaria vexator; they do not establish the origin or traits of this named selection. Fruit size, flavour, harvest season and cultivation requirements need a verified source or direct observation.
Grower observation: A grower in Palm Bay, Florida reported that a container-grown M. vexator flowered and fruited. This is one cultivation report, not a general time-to-fruit estimate. Read the original forum discussion.
Taxonomy reference: Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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