Eugenia feijoi O.Berg

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Eugenia feijoi O.Berg

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 9513 with R. Saraiva, L. Lima, P. A. Ferraz, J. R. Bandeira, 12 Mar 1997

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Bujari Mun. Basin of Rio Purus, Rio Antimari, Floresta Estadual do Antimari, upstream from FUNTAC station.

  • Habitat

    Floodplain and riverside vegetation, river at record flood level.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 3 m above high water, fruits buoyant, orange, globose, 2.5 cm diam., exocarp with texture of a tangerine, buoyant, mesocarp fluffy. Use: Mesocarp sweet, edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 471853

    Occurrence ID: 92f0aa1f-18dc-4043-ba0e-a55fe112a394

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eugenia feijoi O.Berg det M. L. Kawasaki, 06 Jun 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Bujari Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Purus, Rio Antimari, Floresta Estadual do Antimari, upstream from FUNTAC station

  • Coordinates

    -9.4111, -68.1239

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    Mesocarp sweet, edible.

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 9513	Myrtaceae
The New York Botanical Garden
Eugenia feijoi,CK Berg
det. M.L. Kawasaki, 1999
00471853
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Bujari: Basin of Rio Purus, Rio
Antimari, Floresta Estadual do Antimari, upstream from
FUNTAC station, ca. 9°24,40"S, ca. 68°07’26"W.
Floodplain and riverside vegetation, river at record flood
level.
Tree 3 m above high water, fruits buoyant, orange,
globose, 2.5 cm diam., exocarp with texture of a
tangerine, buoyant, mesocarp fluffy.
Use: Mesocarp sweet, edible.
D. C. Daly, R. Saraiva, L. Lima,
P. A. Ferraz & J. R. Bandeira
12 Mar 1997
Supported by the National Science Foundation