Eugenia pisiformis
Cambess.
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Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Medicinal Uses
It has antimicrobial health benefits.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil*, South America,
Cultivation
Eugenia pisiformis is a plant of the seasonally dry tropics
Notes
It has antimicrobial health benefits.
Synonyms
Eugenia microcarpa O. BergEugenia sericea O. BergEugenia tinguyensis Cambess.Eugenia vicozensis O. Bergand others
References (4)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 300
- 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 357
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
