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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: luma<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit reportedly is used like allspice (Pimenta dioica).<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Chile<br />

REFERENCES: Landrum 1981<br />

Myrcia fallax (Rich.) DC. [syn. M. acumin<strong>at</strong>a (Kunth) DC., M.<br />

macrophylla DC., M. negrensis O. Berg, M. spruceana O. Berg,<br />

Eugenia fallax Rich.]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: araçá, coração-tinto, frutineira, murta grande, murta<br />

parida<br />

SPANISH: ahashi, curame, rupiña, yispi<br />

USES/NOTES: Variably colored fruits (yellow, red, to black) are<br />

edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia, nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America, <strong>the</strong> West Indies,<br />

and part <strong>of</strong> Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Cavalcante 1991, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Frechione et al. 1989, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Myrcia fenestr<strong>at</strong>a DC.<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: saka<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001<br />

Myrcia guianensis (Aublet) DC. [syn. Aulomyrcia lauriflora (DC.)<br />

O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

SPANISH: saka, yaas silvestre<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador and Peru to central Amazonian<br />

Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Rankin de<br />

Mérona et al. 1992<br />

Myrcia multiflora (Lam.) DC. [syn. M. sphaerocarpa DC., Aulomyrcia<br />

sphaerocarpa (DC.) O. Berg]<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

PORTUGUESE: cambuizeiro, pedra-ume-caá<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible. Plant is used to tre<strong>at</strong> diabetes.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Brazil<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Carneiro Martins 1989, Martin<br />

et al. 1987<br />

Myrcia paivae O. Berg<br />

FAMILY: Myrtaceae (myrtle)<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is e<strong>at</strong>en by <strong>the</strong> Ka’apor <strong>of</strong> eastern Amazonian<br />

Brazil.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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