Arraiján (Plant)

Rooted . Small, scaly shrub, up to 8 m, abundant in lowland forests, especially on the edges of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as in dry forests.

Summary

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• 1 Taxonomy
  • 1 Scientific name
    • 1.1 Authors
  • 2 Basonym
    • 2.1 Basonym combinations
    • 2.2 Other combinations of Myrtus ligustrina
  • 3 Synonymy
  • 4 Common name
  • 5 Subspecies
• 2 Origin and distribution
  • 1 In Cuba
• 3 Features
• 4 References
• 5 Source

Taxonomy

Scientific name

• Eugenia ligustrina (Sw.) Willd. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Authors

• Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von

Flower

• Posted in: Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 2: 962. 1799 . ^[6]

Basonym

• Myrtus ligustrina Sw.

Fruit

^[7]

Basonym combinations

• Eugenia paranapitanguensis (Willd.) Mattos ^[8]

Other combinations of Myrtus ligustrina

• Stenocalyx ligustrina (Sw.) O. Berg
• Stenocalyx ligustrinus (Sw.) O. Berg ^[9]

Synonymy

• Eugenia ligustrina var. hebecarpa Amshoff
• Myrtus bracteiflora Sessé & Moc.
• Myrtus cerasina Vahl
• Myrtus ligustrina Sw.
• Phyllocalyx ligustrinus O. Berg
• Stenocalyx ligustrinus (Sw.) O. Berg ^[10]
• Stenocalyx ligustrina (Sw.) O.Berg ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Common name

• Arraiján, biriji, cateicito.

Subspecies

• Eugenia ligustrina var. hebecarpa Amshoff
• Eugenia ligustrina var. ligustrine ^[14]

Origin and distribution

Distribution

It is native to Cuba ^[15] and is distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil ^[16] .

In Cuba

In Cuba it is found in the eastern, central provinces and in Pinar del Río . ^[17]

features

Small, scaly shrub, up to 8 m, abundant in lowland forests, especially on the edges of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as in dry forests.

The fruits are small, between 1 and 2 cm in diameter, bright red when ripe. The flavor is sweet and sour and aromatic, eaten in brine and in soft drinks.

Its wood is extremely hard and heavy, with a density greater than 1000kg / m ³ . ^[18]