Mountain guava
Myrcianthes rhopaloides

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the mountain regions.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Arrayan guayabo, Arrayan negro, Chiso, Garrapato, Guayaba de monte, Guaguel, Guayabon

Synonyms

Eugenia coccolobifolia (Kunth) Burret; Eugenia mariquitensis O. Berg.; Eugenia porphyroclada O. Berg.; Eugenia rhopaloides (Kunth) DC.; Myrcia coccolobifolia (Kunth) DC.; Myrtus coccolobifolia Kunth; Myrtus rhopaloides Kunth; Pseudocaryophyllus coccolobifolius (Kunth) O. Berg.;