Blepharocalyx salicifolius
Blepharocalyx salicifolius
Synonyms: Eugenia depauperata, Myrciaria deserti, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. angustus, Myrtus stricta, Myrtus angustissima, Blepharocalyx lanceolatus, Blepharocalyx longipes, Blepharocalyx umbilicatus var. mugiensis, Blepharocalyx picrocarpus, Blepharocalyx depauperatus, Eugenia ipehuensis, Blepharocalyx myrcianthoides, Myrciaria dichotoma, Blepharocalyx canescens, Blepharocalyx parvifolius, Myrtus reinhardtiana, Eugenia suaveolens, Myrtus lanceolata, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. salicoideus, Blepharocalyx sessilifolius var. pauciflorus, Eugenia piedadensis, Blepharocalyx giganteus var. montanus, Blepharocalyx amarus, Myrcianthes cisplatensis var. angustifolia, Blepharocalyx umbilicatus, Blepharocalyx ramosissimus var. obovatus, Blepharocalyx apiculatus var. rubellus, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. amarus, Heteromyrtus umbilicata, Blepharocalyx apiculatus, Eugenia adamantium, Blepharocalyx minutiflorus, Blepharocalyx umbilicatus var. paranaensis, Blepharocalyx deserti, Blepharocalyx ramosissimus var. latifolius, Blepharocalyx villosus, Myrciaria angustifolia, Blepharocalyx cisplatensis, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. catharinae, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. parvus, Blepharocalyx tweediei var. longipes, Blepharocalyx sessilifolius, Blepharocalyx apiculatus var. strictus, Aulomyrcia mugiensis, Blepharocalyx sessilifolius var. pluriflorus, Blepharocalyx suaveolens var. abrupticulmeus, Eugenia deserti, Blepharocalyx acuminatus, Blepharocalyx acuminatissimus, Blepharocalyx tweediei, Blepharocalyx salicifolius f. catharinae, Eugenia tweediei, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. lanceolatus, Myrcia mugiensis, Blepharocalyx villosus var. triflorus, Blepharocalyx angustifolius, Myrtus brunnea, Blepharocalyx angustissimus, Eugenia decumbens, Blepharocalyx montanus, Myrcianthes cisplatensis var. brevipedunculata, Blepharocalyx cuspidatus, Myrtus apiculata var. microphylla, Blepharocalyx ramosissimus var. nanus, Myrtus umbilicata, Blepharocalyx ramosissimus, Blepharocalyx suaveolens var. cuneatus, Blepharocalyx mugiensis, Blepharocalyx tweediei var. septentrionalis, Blepharocalyx lanceolatus var. arborescens, Blepharocalyx serra, Myrciaria piedadensis, Myrtus salicifolia, Myrtus widgrenii, Blepharocalyx suaveolens, Myrtus longipes, Blepharocalyx widgrenii, Blepharocalyx salicifolius var. longipes, Blepharocalyx tweediei f. elongatus, Pseudomyrcianthes adamantium, Myrtus apiculata, Blepharocalyx brunneus, Myrtus amara, Blepharocalyx pilosus, Blepharocalyx giganteus, Blepharocalyx villosus var. uniflorus, Myrtus reinhardtiana f. subcordata, Blepharocalyx suaveolens var. umbilicatus, Blepharocalyx acuminatus var. adamantium, Blepharocalyx lanceolatus var. frutescens, Blepharocalyx affinis, Blepharocalyx strictus, Myrciaria brevipedunculata, Blepharocalyx salicifolius var. tweediei
Western Herbalism Properties
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Botanical Description
Blepharocalyx salicifolius is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae family, widespread in South America from Brazil and Bolivia south through Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Plants reach 8 to 20 metres in height, with a slender trunk and a rounded to slightly weeping crown; the bark is reddish-brown and exfoliates in thin papery strips, revealing paler patches beneath. Leaves are opposite, simple, narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, 4 to 10 centimetres long and 1 to 2 centimetres wide, leathery, glossy dark green above and paler beneath, with prominent translucent oil glands that release an aromatic eucalyptus-like scent when crushed. Small white flowers, 6 to 10 millimetres across, are borne in branched axillary or subterminal cymes; each has four petals and numerous spreading stamens. Fruits are small globose berries, 5 to 8 millimetres in diameter, ripening from green through red to dark purplish-black. It is locally known as anacahuita.
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Traditional American Uses
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Important Disclaimer
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