Eugenia myrcianthes

Eugenia myrcianthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. myrcianthes
Binomial name
Eugenia myrcianthes Nied.
Synonyms[1]
Calomyrtus excelsa (Cambess.) Blume Campomanesia cagaiteira Kiaersk. Eugenia edulis (O.Berg) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Griseb. Eugenia montevidensis Mattos Hexachlamys edulis (O.Berg) Kausel & D.Legrand Hexachlamys excelsa (Cambess.) Mattos Luma grisebachii Herter Luma myrcianthes (Nied.) Herter Myrcia gemmiflora O.Berg Myrcia sparsifolia Barb.Rodr. Myrcianthes edulis O.Berg Myrtus excelsa Cambess. Psidium amygdalinum Hook. & Arn.

Eugenia myrcianthes (synonym Hexachlamys edulis) or ubajay is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.^[1][2]

Description[]

Eugenia myrcianthe is a densely branched tree with dark and sealed bark, reaching 4 to 8 m in height. The leaves are globose, with evergreen foliage. They are simple, opposite, with the pubescent petiole, from ovate-oblong to lanceolate, acuminate, 3 to 6 cm long; Coriaceous, show pubescence when young and becoming glabrous with age.

It blooms in early spring. Flowers are typical of myrtaceae; Appearing in the leaf axils, and are white, solitary with up to fifty stamens. About two months later it produces fruits, producing a globose and yellow color fruit, of up to 5 cm of diameter. It tastes similar to peach (Prunus persica) giving its vulgar name of peach tree. The fruit is edible, with the orange pulp, very juicy, slightly tart aftertaste when fully ripe.

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