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Myrtaceae

Punchberry

Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Myrcia

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Punchberry: Myrcia splendens (syn. Myrcia fallax ) with fruit, mouth of Rio Nicharé, Venezuela
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Punchberry, Curame

Synonyms

  • Aulomyrcia costata O.Berg
  • Aulomyrcia wullschlaegeliana O.Berg
  • Cumetea divaricata (Lam.) Raf.
  • Eugenia divaricata Lam.
  • Eugenia fallax Rich.
  • Eugenia laxiflora Poir.
  • Eugenia mikaniana DC.
  • Eugenia mollis Willd. ex O.Berg
  • Eugenia paniculaeflora Steud.
  • Eugenia periplocifolia Jacq.
  • Myrcia acuminata (Kunth) DC.
  • Myrcia acuminata var. bullata O.Berg
  • Myrcia acuminata var. genuina O.Berg
  • Myrcia acuminata var. meridensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia acuminata var. peruviana O.Berg
  • Myrcia acuminata var. tovarensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia acutata O.Berg
  • Myrcia acutiloba O.Berg
  • Myrcia aguitensis Gleason
  • Myrcia alagoensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia alagoensis var. intermedia O.Berg
  • Myrcia alagoensis var. oblongata O.Berg
  • Myrcia alagoensis var. ovata O.Berg
  • Myrcia atramentifera Barb.Rodr.
  • Myrcia augustana Kiaersk.
  • Myrcia ayresiana O.Berg
  • Myrcia barrensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia belizensis Lundell
  • Myrcia berberis S.Schauer
  • Myrcia berberis DC.
  • Myrcia berberis var. angustifolia O.Berg
  • Myrcia berberis var. latifolia O.Berg
  • Myrcia brachylopadia Diels
  • Myrcia bracteolaris (Poir.) DC.
  • Myrcia brandami O.Berg
  • Myrcia catharinae O.Berg
  • Myrcia chilensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia ciarensis O.Berg
  • Myrcia communis O.Berg
  • Myrcia communis var. glabrata O.Berg

and 137 more.

Flowers

In flower
July to November (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.