Myrciaria edulis

[BMc]

Hi all,
Does anyone know what this plant is likely to be?

[Mike T]

BMc it can only be the legendary cambuca assuming that Plinia and Myrciaria are the new and old names.

[BMc]

As much as I'd love to believe it, the trunk is very rough, unlike a picture Oscar posted with very smooth barked trunk, a la Jaboticaba. There are 5 huge ones in the local BG in full flower. If anyone can shed light on this, it would be much appreciated, as we are banned from importing seeds of this family and knowing a decent source of seed locally is invaluable.

[fruitlovers]

BMc it can only be the legendary cambuca assuming that Plinia and Myrciaria are the new and old names.

Mike, you are right in that Myrciaria edulis is a synonym of Plinia edulis. But that photo with flowers shows it can't be Plinia edulis because Plinia edulis is cauliflorous, like jaboticaba. My guess is that the label should have been Hexachlamys eduls, which is now known as Eugenia myrcianthers, common name ubajay. Native to Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil. (There is a tree at Fullerton Arboretum in California.)

[BMc]

Oscar, Is that E myrcianthes? I have that and the pictured tree is not close. Leaves are long and thin without hairs. myrcianthes is a fatter leaf with notable furriness and generally 'softer'. Flowers are also different. There are  a few mislabelled plants in the bg, so narrowing it down a bit is a huge help.

[BMc]

It does look to be H. edulis, particularly the little suckers popping up about the place look like new growth images on the web, but is that the same as E. myrcianthes, or is this a bit of nom trickery?

[fruitlovers]

It does look to be H. edulis, particularly the little suckers popping up about the place look like new growth images on the web, but is that the same as E. myrcianthes, or is this a bit of nom trickery?

Yes Hexachlamys edulis = Eugenia myrcianthes. Google for photos.