Guettarda argentea
Lam.
Silvery velvet seed, Black guava
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Description
A tropical tree in the Rubiaceae family bearing small, dark purple fruit approximately 1 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Hispaniola, Jamaica, South America, West Indies*,
Synonyms
Guettarda argentea var. glabrata Urb.Guettarda speciosa Aubl.Matthiola argentea (Lam.) Kuntze
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 282
- 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 401
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
