Eugenia arrabidae
O. Berg
Ivaia-peba
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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A tropical shrub in the myrtle family that grows 1-2 m tall.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The bark is aromatic and astringent. No specific applications are mentioned.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
Cultivation
Eugenia arrabidae is a plant of the seasonally dry tropics.
Synonyms
Eugenia campestris Vell. [Illegitimate]
References (3)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 295
- Linnaea 27:302. 1856
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
