Myrciaria strigipes

Myrciaria strigipes, commonly known as cambucá da praia (beach cambucá) or cabeludinha da praia (beach, little hairy),[3] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, endemic to Bahia and Espírito Santo in the east of Brazil.[4] The plant grows up to between 4 and 9 metres tall, and produces edible yellowish fruits between 22 and 28mm in diameter.[5] Consumed raw, the fruit has been described as tasting somewhere between Myrciaria glazioviana and Plinia cauliflora.[3]

Myrciaria strigipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species:
M. strigipes
Binomial name
Myrciaria strigipes
Synonyms[2]
  • Myrciaria strigipes var. longifolia O.Berg
  • Paramyrciaria strigipes (O.Berg) Sobral
  • Plinia strigipes (O.Berg) Sobral

References
  1. "Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. "Frutíferas Myrciaria strigipes / cambucá-da-praia". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. D. Faitanin, Rafael; V. D. Gomes, João; M. Rodrigues, Patrícia; Fernando T. de Menezes, Luís; C. Neto, Álvaro; C. R. Gonçalves, Rita; R. Kitagawa1, Rodrigo; Claudia M. Jamal, Dâmaris Silveira (2018). "Chemical study and evaluation of antioxidant activity and α-glucosidase inhibition of Myrciaria strigipes O. Berg (Myrtaceae)". Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 8 (3): 120–125. doi:10.7324/JAPS.2018.8317. ISSN 2231-3354.
  5. "Myrciaria strigipes". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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