Beach Cambuca Live Plant (Myrciaria strigipes) Plant type:Seedling Plant Native Significance and Environmental Adaptability

Native Significance and Environmental Adaptability

Parmentiera Cereifera

Traditional uses include anthelmintic

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Botanical Name: Sclerocarya birrea

Beach Cambuca Live Plant (Myrciaria strigipes) Plant type:Seedling Plant Native Significance and Environmental AdaptabilityMyrciaria strigipes, commonly known as cambuc da praia or cabeludinha da praia, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, native to E. Brazil. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit. It produces edible yellowish fruits between 22 and 28mm in diameter. They are normally consumed raw, the fruit has been described as tasting somewhere between Myrciaria glazioviana and Plinia cauliflora.