Mosiera longipes
(O. Berg.) Small
Guayabilla, Caloosa huckleberry, Long stalk guava
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten fresh or made into jellies, jams, sauces, shortcakes, and wines.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows well by the seaside.
Antilles, Bahamas, Barbados, Central America, North America, Puerto Rico, South America, USA, West Indies,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It is erect. The branches are slender. The leaves are oval and greyish-green. The twigs are dark brown and the leaf stalks are yellow. The flowers are white or pink. The fruit is a red berry. It is 10 mm across. The fruit are edible.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Mosiera longipes is a species of plant in the Myrtle family. Its common names include Mangroveberry, Bahama Stopper, and Long-stalked Stopper. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and shows a declining population trend.
Production
It is slow growing.
Notes
There are about 150 Psidium species.
Names & Synonyms
Bahama stopper, Mangrove berry, Stopper
References (12)
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- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 159 (As Psidium littorale var. longipes)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
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