Psidium cuneatum
Cambess.
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub or small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) producing green fruit.
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Edible Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,
References (3)
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 531
- A. F. C. P. de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. merid. 2:285. 1832
