Eugenia disticha
DC.
Wild coffee, Black cherry
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with brown bark marked by white spots and dark purple fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Jamaica, West Indies,
Synonyms
Myrtus disticha Sw.Myrtus horizontalis Vent.
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 297
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 352
