Myrcia sylvatica

(G. Mey.) DC.

Christmas tree

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary shrub land on white sand.

America, Colombia, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

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

A small tree. The leaves are small. The flowers are white. The fruit are red to black berries. They are 5 mm across.

Names & Synonyms

Ibibanaro

References (2)

Andel T. van, Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 295
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.