Ugni myricoides

(Kunth) O. Berg.

Chilean mountain guava

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit 99 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Ugni myricoides is a species of shrub from Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Central America, South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil (Amazonas + Roraima)).

Description

A tropical tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) native to Chile.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Eugenia friedrichsthalii (O.Berg) Hemsl.Eugenia warszewiczii (O.Berg) Hemsl.Myrtus friedrichsthalii (O.Berg) Donn.Sm.Myrtus matudae LundellMyrtus montana Benth.Myrtus myricoides KunthMyrtus myricoides var. roraimensis (N.E.Br.) Steyerm.Myrtus myricoides var. stenophylla (Oliv.) Steyerm.Myrtus myricoides var. turumiquirensis Steyerm.Myrtus oerstedii (O.Berg) Hemsl.Myrtus roraimensis N.E.Br.Myrtus stenophylla Oliv.Ugni angustifolia BurretUgni disterigmoides Ant.MolinaUgni friedrichsthalii O.BergUgni friedrichsthalii var. brevipes O.BergUgni friedrichsthalii var. longipes O.BergUgni montana (Benth.) O.BergUgni myricoides var. roraimensis (N.E.Br.) McVaughUgni myricoides f. bifaria McVaughUgni myricoides f. grossa McVaughUgni myricoides f. oligandra McVaughUgni myricoides f. stenophylla (Oliv.) McVaughUgni oerstedii O.BergUgni roraimensis (N.E.Br.) BurretUgni stenophylla (Oliv.) BurretUgni vaccinioides BurretUgni warszewiczii O.Berg

Also Known As

Arrayancillo, Colibri, Myrto

References (4)

(As Ugni montana)
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 681
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.