Campomanesia pubescens

(Mart. ex DC.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Abbevillea widgreniana (O.Berg) O.Berg

Britoa eriantha (Cambess.) O.Berg

Campomanesia affinis O.Berg

Campomanesia apiculata Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.

Campomanesia australis O.Berg

Campomanesia bracteolata Kiaersk.

Campomanesia campestris O.Berg

Campomanesia corymbosa (Cambess.) O.Berg

Campomanesia cuneata O.Berg

Campomanesia dimorpha O.Berg

Campomanesia discolor O.Berg

Campomanesia diversifolia Barb.Rodr.

Campomanesia eriantha (Cambess.) Blume ex B.D.Jacks.

Campomanesia erosa (Miq.) Govaerts

Campomanesia fusca O.Berg

Campomanesia gomesiana Handro & Mattos

Campomanesia hassleri Barb.Rodr.

Campomanesia heterophylla O.Berg

Campomanesia houlletii O.Berg

Campomanesia lanceolata O.Berg

Campomanesia obversa (Miq.) O.Berg

Campomanesia ovalifolia O.Berg

Campomanesia paranensis D.Legrand

Campomanesia pohliana O.Berg

Campomanesia reticulata O.Berg

Campomanesia rhytidophylla O.Berg

Campomanesia rugosa O.Berg

Campomanesia salviifolia O.Berg

Campomanesia suaveolens (Cambess.) O.Berg

Campomanesia trichosepala Barb.Rodr.

Campomanesia virescens O.Berg

Campomanesia warmingiana Kiaersk.

Campomanesia widgreniana O.Berg

Campomanesia yerutiensis Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.

Guajava hians (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze

Psidium corymbosum Cambess.

Psidium erianthum Cambess.

Psidium erosum Miq.

Psidium hians Mart. ex DC.

Psidium obversum Miq.

Psidium pubescens Mart. ex DC.

Psidium suaveolens Cambess.

Common Name: Guabiroba Felpuda

Fruit and leaves
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General Information

Guabiroba felpuda is a deciduous shrub growing 1 - 2 metres tall[

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

].
The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild and consumed locally[

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Paraguay, central and eastern Brazil.

Habitat

Savannahs[

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Deciduous Shrub
Height	1.50 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[

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Title: Trade Winds Fruit
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Author
Website: http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm
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Description: The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

]. A succulent, acidic-flavoured pulp[

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

]. The fruit is up to 2cm in diameter[

416

Title: Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author: Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher: Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 85-867174-24-0
Description: A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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