Myrcia lucida
McVaugh
Shining myrcia
MyrtaceaeFruit
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Agua pichuna, Casau, Congorochito, Curame, Curripaco, Dumaatzi, Dumatsi, Dumatzi, Girirai, Gorochito, Guacure de jtctba, Guayabito, Igua pichuna, Iwa-pichuna, Jictbaniimto, Pumatzi, Wapishima, Wua pichuna
Myrcia laevis O.Berg non G.DonMyrcia lucida var. attenuata McVaugh
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 431
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
