Edible hexachlamys
Hexachlamys edulis

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 4-6 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. The are round. The fruit are 5 cm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, South America, Paraguay, Uruguay

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Aguara yva'y, Cagaiteira, Cereja-de-rio-grande, Ibajai, Ivai, Ivajai, Ocorocillo, Pessego-do-mato, Pessegueiro-do-mato, Ubajai, Ubajay, Ubujai

Synonyms

Calomyrtus excelsa (Cambess.) Blume; Campomanesia cagaiteira Kiaersk.; Eugenia divaricata Barb.Rodr.; Eugenia edulis (O.Berg) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Griseb.; Eugenia montevidensis Mattos; Eugenia myrcianthes Nied.; Hexachlamys excelsa (Cambess.) Mattos; Luma grisebachii Herter; Luma myrcianthes (Nied.) Herter; Myrcia gemmiflora O.Berg; Myrcia sparsifolia Barb.Rodr.; Myrcianthes edulis O.Berg; Myrtus excelsa Cambess.; Psidium amygdalinum Hook. & Arn.;