Myrciaria vismeifolia

(Benth.) O. Berg.

Taparau

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

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Summary

Source: Wikipedia

Myrciaria vismeifolia is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It has been found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela. The tree grows to between 4 and 6 metres high, and produces an edible berry up to 10mm in diameter.

Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m tall. The trunk can be 10 cm across. Leaves are towards the ends of twigs. The leaves are narrowly oval to sword shaped and 6-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and along branches. The fruit is a round berry. It is 1 cm across. There are 1-3 seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

References (5)

Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
Johnson, M. and Colquhoun, A., 1996, Preliminary Ethnobotanical Survey of Kurupukari: An Amerindian Settlement of Central Guyana. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 182-194
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 563
Kew Plants of the World Online
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.