Eugenia dulcis
O. Berg.
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
References (3)
- 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 353
- Martin, F.W., C.W. Campbell and R.M. Ruberté, 1987, Perennial edible fruits of the tropics - An inventory. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agriculture Handbook No. 642. Washington, D.C., USA
