Eugenia moschata
(Aubl.) Nied. ex T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.
Myrtaceae
Acca glazioviana Kiaersk.
Catinga aromatica Aubl.
Catinga moschata Aubl.
Eugenia catinga Baill.
Eugenia costata O.Berg
Eugenia fasciculiflora O.Berg
Eugenia feijoi O.Berg
Eugenia kiaerskoviana Mattos & D.Legrand
Eugenia leucanthera O.Berg
Eugenia paraensis O.Berg
Eugenia pisonis O.Berg
Eugenia pleurosiphonea Diels
Luma bergii Herter
Common Name: Araçá
General Information
Eugenia moschata is an evergreen shrub or a tree growing around 3 - 4 metres tall in one report[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
], but up to 15 metres tall in another[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
,
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
S. America - eastern and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama
Habitat
Upland riverine forest, especially near rapids, and also in marsh forest, sometimes in bamboo thickets[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
,
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 12.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The fruit floats in water, which is a major way that the seed is distributed by the plant[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
335- Title
- Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
- Publication
-
- Author
- Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
,
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
,
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
]. The firm, white flesh has a sweet flavour[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
]. The rind is similar to tangerines; the pulp is soft and sweet[
757- Title
- Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products 20.
- Author
- Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf
- Publisher
- FAO, United Nations
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-107007-9
- Description
- Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The fruit is produced in clusters of 2 - 3 fruits[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
].The yellow to orange (often with dark red spots), ellipsoid to oval fruit is 32 - 40mm long and 24 - 37mm wide, containing one, occasionally two large seeds[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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