Myrciaria cuspidata

Myrciaria cuspidata, commonly known as camboim,[3] or cambuím[4] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in coastal forests and semideciduous forests in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.[1] It grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 3 and 6 metres tall, with orange or black berries around 10mm in diameter.[5]

Myrciaria cuspidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species:
M. cuspidata
Binomial name
Myrciaria cuspidata
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugenia alegrensis Kiaersk.
  • Eugenia minensis (O.Berg) Kiaersk.
  • Eugenia tenella Miq. [Illegitimate]
  • Myrciaria apiculata Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]
  • Myrciaria cuspidata var. acuminatissima O.Berg
  • Myrciaria cuspidata var. diffusa O.Berg
  • Myrciaria cuspidata var. humilis O.Berg
  • Myrciaria cuspidata var. latifolia O.Berg
  • Myrciaria cuspidata var. stricta O.Berg
  • Myrciaria herbacea O.Berg
  • Myrciaria minensis O.Berg
  • Myrciaria recurvipetala Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]

Etymology

The name Cambuím comes from Tupi–Guarani and means "fruit that is born on the thin branch".[4]

References
  1. Pires O'Brien, J. (1998). "Myrciaria cuspidata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T35664A9943072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35664A9943072.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Myrciaria cuspidata O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "Myrciaria cuspidata O.Berg". Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. "MYRCIARIA CUSPIDATA FAMÍLIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "Myrciaria cuspidata". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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