Chilean mountain guava
Ugni myricoides

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Arrayancillo, Colibri, Myrto

Synonyms

Eugenia friedrichsthalii (O.Berg) Hemsl.; Eugenia warszewiczii (O.Berg) Hemsl.; Myrtus friedrichsthalii (O.Berg) Donn.Sm.; Myrtus matudae Lundell; Myrtus montana Benth.; Myrtus myricoides Kunth; Myrtus myricoides var. roraimensis (N.E.Br.) Steyerm.; Myrtus myricoides var. stenophylla (Oliv.) Steyerm.; Myrtus myricoides var. turumiquirensis Steyerm.; Myrtus oerstedii (O.Berg) Hemsl.; Myrtus roraimensis N.E.Br.; Myrtus stenophylla Oliv.; Ugni angustifolia Burret; Ugni disterigmoides Ant.Molina; Ugni friedrichsthalii O.Berg; Ugni friedrichsthalii var. brevipes O.Berg; Ugni friedrichsthalii var. longipes O.Berg; Ugni montana (Benth.) O.Berg; Ugni myricoides var. roraimensis (N.E.Br.) McVaugh; Ugni myricoides f. bifaria McVaugh; Ugni myricoides f. grossa McVaugh; Ugni myricoides f. oligandra McVaugh; Ugni myricoides f. stenophylla (Oliv.) McVaugh; Ugni oerstedii O.Berg; Ugni roraimensis (N.E.Br.) Burret; Ugni stenophylla (Oliv.) Burret; Ugni vaccinioides Burret; Ugni warszewiczii O.Berg;