Eugenia acapulcensis
Steud.
Acapulco eugenia, Blossom berries
MyrtaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruits are eaten and sold in local markets.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that grows approximately 5 meters tall, producing fruits sold in local markets.
Other Information
Fruit are sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Arrayan, Barazon, Capulin, Chilonche, Guayabillo, Muneco, Viscorona
Eugenia antiguae L. RileyEugenia bartlettiana LundellEugenia bonplandiana O. BergEugenia bracteolosa LundellEugenia campechiana LundellEugenia carthagenensis Jacq.Eugenia comitanensis LundellEugenia deltoidea Standl.Eugenia escuintlensis LundellEugenia mosquitensis O. BergEugenia ovatifolia LundellEugenia sibunensis LundellMyrtus maritima Kunth
References (8)
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- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 235
- 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 350
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 44
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 26
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
