Myrciaria delicatula, commonly known as cambuí uvaia doce,[3] cambuí graudo, cambuim, or cambu branco,[4] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrciaria |
| Species: | M. delicatula
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg
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Distribution
editMyrciaria delicatula is found in araucaria moist forests, gallery forests and grasslands in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and southern and eastern Brazil.[5]
Description
editMyrciaria delicatula grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 4 and 10 metres tall.[5] The leaves are simple, hairless, opposite, with a stem of between 2 and 4mm long, and a texture similar to cardboard. The leaf is between 2 and 3.5 cm long and between 0.5 and 1.1 cm wide, has a wedge-shaped base, and ends with a short tip.[4] The plant produces edible black berries around 10mm in diameter, containing between 1 and 4 seeds. The flavour of the fruit has been compared to that of Eugenia pyriformis.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Myrciaria delicatula O.Berg". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Myrciaria delicatula / cambuí-uvaia-doce O.Berg". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "MYRCIARIA DELICATULA FAMÍLIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Myrciaria delicatula". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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