Psidium galapagaeum

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MyrtaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The berries of Psidium oligospermum are edible, reportedly with a slight taste of turpentine, and geese are reported to frequently consume the berries. The wood of the tree is used locally in the Galápagos Islands as fencing or a building material, but is not very hardy nor enduring.