Eugenia uniflora

Location collected: Nett
Date collected: November 21, 1999
Collected by: Graham Henry

1. Genus Species: ?
2. Family: ?
3. Chuukese name: ?
4. English name: Wild Cherry
5. Kosraen name:
6. Pohnpeian name: terri
7. Yapese name: ?
8. Growth form: Shrub
9. Growth location: Terrestrial
10. Growth environment: Cultivated area
11. Growth zone: Tropical
12. Average height: 18 cm
13. Stem: Woody
14. Leaf arrangement: Simple, opposite
15. Stipule: absent
16. Petioles: ~0.4 to 0.8 cm
17. Leaf blade: ovate in shape, 3 to 9 cm long, margins is entire, apice is acute, color is green, pinnate venation.
18. Inflorescence: none
19. Floral bracts: none
20. Flower: White in color,
21. Calyx: Green
22. Corolla: White corolla with 4 to 5 lobes.
23. Stamens: ~12 yellow stamens, facing upward
24. Ovary: It is located inside the flower
25. Pistil: 1 pistil which stands out from the stamens; larger in size
26. Fruit: Turns red when its ripe; green during early stages of growth.
27. Seed: Contains only one seed which is inside the fruit.
28. Anything else: This plant was brought to Pohnpei by either the Japanese or Americans during the war.
29. Cultural usage: None

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