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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Myrciaria
Species:	M. strigipes
Binomial name
Myrciaria strigipes O.Berg
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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Myrciaria strigipes". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.