Calyptranthes zuzygium
(L.) Sw.
Myrtle-of-the-river
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Description
A tropical tree of the myrtle family that bears small black berries as fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Jamaica, North America, USA, West Indies,
Synonyms
Eugenia glomerata Sieber ex C. Presl.Myrtus zuzygium L.
References (1)
- 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 168
