Eugenia stictopetala
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Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family, producing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
Fruit. A secondary food for the indiginous Ka'apor people. The yellow to purplish-red or black, subglobose to ellipsoid fruit is around 10mm in diameter, containing a single seed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Guianas, Lesser Antilles, South America,
Cultivation
Eugenia stictopetala is a plant of the moist tropics
Other Uses
The wood is considered a good fuel.
Synonyms
Eugenia doniana O. BergEugenia escholtziana O. BergEugenia martiusiana DC.Eugenia ochra O. BergEugenia piauhiensis O. BergEugenia roraimana O. BergEugenia tapacumensis O. Bergand others
References (2)
- 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 359 (As Eugenia tapacumensis)
- www.colecionandofrutas.org (As Eugenia tapacumensis)
