Eugenia inundata

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Flooded eugenia

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten fresh or used to make juice.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family (myrtle family).

Names & Synonyms

Fanache, Gorabarana, Guabilla, Guayabilla, Juanache, Junache, Mishquina

Eugenia inundata var. coriacea O. BergEugenia inundata var. membranacea O. BergEugenia leptantha Benth.

References (4)

Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 238
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 354
Kew Plants of the World Online