Myrciaria delicatula

Myrciaria delicatula, commonly known as cambuí uvaia doce,[3] cambuí graudo, cambuim, or cambu branco,[4] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Myrciaria delicatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species:
M. delicatula
Binomial name
Myrciaria delicatula
(DC.) O.Berg
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugenia delicatula DC.
  • Eugenia delicatula var. conferta Kiaersk.
  • Eugenia maschalantha Kiaersk. [Illegitimate]
  • Luma maschalantha Herter
  • Myrciaria delicatula var. acutifolia O.Berg
  • Myrciaria delicatula var. angustifolia O.Berg
  • Myrciaria delicatula var. conferta O.Berg
  • Myrciaria delicatula var. delicatula
  • Myrciaria delicatula var. latifolia O.Berg
  • Myrciaria linearifolia O.Berg
  • Myrciaria macrocarpa Usteri
  • Myrciaria maschalantha (Herter) Mattos & D.Legrand
  • Myrciaria micrantha Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]
  • Paramyrciaria delicatula (DC.) Kausel
  • Paramyrciaria delicatula var. argentinensis Kausel
  • Paramyrciaria delicatula var. linearifolia (O.Berg) O.Berg

Distribution

Myrciaria delicatula is found in araucaria moist forests, gallery forests and grasslands in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and southern and eastern Brazil.[5]

Description

Myrciaria delicatula grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 4 and 10 metres tall.[5] The leaves are simple, hairless, opposite, with a stem of between 2 and 4mm long, and a texture similar to cardboard. The leaf is between 2 and 3.5cm long and between 0.5 and 1.1cm wide, has a wedge-shaped base, and ends with a short tip.[4] The plant produces edible black berries around 10mm in diameter, containing between 1 and 4 seeds. The flavour of the fruit has been compared to that of Eugenia pyriformis.[3]

References
  1. "Myrciaria delicatula O.Berg". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "Myrciaria delicatula / cambuí-uvaia-doce O.Berg". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. "MYRCIARIA DELICATULA FAMÍLIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "Myrciaria delicatula". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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