Myrciaria strigipes, commonly known as cambucá da praia (beach cambucá) or cabeludinha da praia (beach, little hairy),[3] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, endemic to Bahia and Espírito Santo in the east of Brazil.[4] The plant grows up to between 4 and 9 metres tall, and produces edible yellowish fruits between 22 and 28mm in diameter.[5] Consumed raw, the fruit has been described as tasting somewhere between Myrciaria glazioviana and Plinia cauliflora.[3]
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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. strigipes
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References
edit- ^ "Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Frutíferas Myrciaria strigipes / cambucá-da-praia". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ D. Faitanin, Rafael; V. D. Gomes, João; M. Rodrigues, Patrícia; Fernando T. de Menezes, Luís; C. Neto, Álvaro; C. R. Gonçalves, Rita; R. Kitagawa1, Rodrigo; Claudia M. Jamal, Dâmaris Silveira (2018). "Chemical study and evaluation of antioxidant activity and α-glucosidase inhibition of Myrciaria strigipes O. Berg (Myrtaceae)". Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 8 (3): 120–125. doi:10.7324/JAPS.2018.8317. ISSN 2231-3354.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Myrciaria strigipes". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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