Myrciaria pumila
(Gardner) O. Berg
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Guiana, South America,
Synonyms
Eugenia adenodes Kiaersk.Eugenia pumila GardnerMyrciaria adenodes (Kiaersk.) Mattos & D. Legrand
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 300 (As Eugenia pumila)
- 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 (As Eugenia pumila)
