Campomanesia lineatifolia

Campomanesia lineatifolia is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Common names include guabiraba and perfume guava.

Campomanesia lineatifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Campomanesia
Species:
C. lineatifolia
Binomial name
Campomanesia lineatifolia
Ruiz & Pav

Description

It is an evergreen tree with edible fruit that typically reaches 5 – 10 m in height. The fruits are berries (3 – 6 cm diameter, up to 140 g weight) and are gathered from trees growing either wild or under cultivation. The aromatic yellow fruit is eaten raw, made into juices or pulped for use. A perfume can be extracted from the leaves.[1] An early illustration of the fruit was made in the mid seventeenth century by Dorothea Eliza Smith.[1]

It has been used in traditional medicine to alleviate gastrointestinal disorders.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in western South America - central and northern Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador. It grows in regions with an average temperature of 22 – 30 °C with annual rainfall above 1,500 mm.[3]

References
  1. Fern, Ken. "Campomanesia lineatifolia". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. Madalosso, RC; Oliveira, GC; Martins, MT; al., et (2012). "Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav. as a gastroprotective agent". J. Ethnopharmacology. 139 (3): 772–779. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.014. PMID 22178179.
  3. Aceru-Duarte, Luis Enrique (1979). Main useful plants of the Colombian Amazon. Forest Unit of the Radargrametric Proyeutu of the Amazon.
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