Eugenia acapulcensis

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Acapulco eugenia, Blossom berries

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit 16 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tropical tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that grows approximately 5 meters tall, producing fruits sold in local markets.

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Edible Uses

The fruits are eaten and sold in local markets.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, Venezuela,

Other Information

Fruit are sold in local markets.

Synonyms

Eugenia antiguae L. RileyEugenia bartlettiana LundellEugenia bonplandiana O. BergEugenia bracteolosa LundellEugenia campechiana LundellEugenia carthagenensis Jacq.Eugenia comitanensis LundellEugenia deltoidea Standl.Eugenia escuintlensis LundellEugenia mosquitensis O. BergEugenia ovatifolia LundellEugenia sibunensis LundellMyrtus maritima Kunth

Also Known As

Arrayan, Barazon, Capulin, Chilonche, Guayabillo, Muneco, Viscorona

References (8)

Cruz, I. M., et al, 2015, Edible fruits and seeds in the State of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agricolas. Vol. 6. Num. 2 pp 331-346
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 235
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 350
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 44
Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 26

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Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew