Psidium cuneatum

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Psidium cuneatum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tropical shrub or small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) producing green fruit.

References (3)
  • Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 531
  • A. F. C. P. de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. merid. 2:285. 1832

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