Small flower stylogyne
Stylogyne micrantha

Family: Primulaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m tall. The flowering branches are pink. The young fruit are green and turn black. They are edible.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forests near rivers.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Boturuqui

Synonyms

Ardisia micrantha Kunth; Bumelia micrantha (Kunth) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Cybianthus foliosus Rusby; Myrsine ardisioides Kunth; Rapanea chartacea J.F.Macbr.; Rapanea pallens J.F.Macbr.; Stylogyne ardisioides (Kunth) Mez; Stylogyne chartacea (J.F.Macbr.) J.F.Macbr.; Stylogyne latifolia A. C. Sm.; Stylogyne venezuelana Mez; Tinus micrantha (Kunth) Kuntze;