Eugenia disticha
DC.
Wild coffee, Black cherry
MyrtaceaeFruit
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Wikimedia Commons - John Lindley
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Wikimedia Commons - Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.
Wikimedia Commons - Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Central America, Jamaica, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with brown bark marked by white spots and dark purple fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Myrtus disticha Sw.Myrtus horizontalis Vent.
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 297
- 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 352
