Eugenia mcvaughii

Steyerm. & Lasser

MyrtaceaeFruit
Caution — Parts of this plant may be toxic or require specific preparation. Verify with multiple sources before consuming.
Eugenia mcvaughii
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Eugenia mcvaughii
gbif · cc-by-nc
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

Fruit. Fleshy. The dull yellow, depressed-subglobose fruit is up to 20mm long and 25 - 35cm (occasionally to 50mm) in diameter, containing a single seed.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the coastal mountains of Venezuela.

South America, Venezuela,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family native to the coastal mountains of Venezuela. The species is endangered.

How to Grow

Eugenia mcvaughii is a plant of the wet tropics.

Notes

It is endangered.

References (1)
  • 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 356

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