Myrtaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Campomanesia aromatica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Strawberry guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 20 metres tall[ 700 Title Sida Contributions to Botany Vol. 20 Publication Author Lipscomb B.L. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Year 2002 ISBN 0036-1488 Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and for its edible fruits. It is also occasionally cultivated for this fruit in places such as Martinique[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The species has suffered extensive habitat loss due to human activity and has been classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, north through Venezuela, the Guyanas to the Caribbean.

HabitatCoastal forests in eastern Brazil and shrubby vegetation in the drier areas of northeastern Brazil[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].