Campomanesia lineatifolia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Pimentinae
Genus: Campomanesia
Species: Campomanesia lineatifolia
Name

Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav.
References

Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 128. 1798
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Campomanesia lineatifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Campomanesia lineatifolia is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Common names include guabiraba and perfume guava.
Description

It is an evergreen tree with edible fruit that typically reaches 5 – 10 m in height. The fruits are berries (3 – 6 cm diameter, up to 140 g weight) and are gathered from trees growing either wild or under cultivation. The aromatic yellow fruit is eaten raw, made into juices or pulped for use. A perfume can be extracted from the leaves.[1] An early illustration of the fruit was made in the mid seventeenth century by Dorothea Eliza Smith.[1]

It has been used in traditional medicine to alleviate gastrointestinal disorders.[2]
Distribution and habitat

It is found in western South America - central and northern Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador. It grows in regions with an average temperature of 22 – 30 °C with annual rainfall above 1,500 mm.[3]
References

Fern, Ken. "Campomanesia lineatifolia". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
Madalosso, RC; Oliveira, GC; Martins, MT; al., et (2012). "Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav. as a gastroprotective agent". J. Ethnopharmacol. 139 (3): 772–779. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.014. PMID 22178179.
Aceru-Duarte, Luis Enrique (1979). Main useful plants of the Colombian Amazon. Forest Unit of the Radargrametric Proyeutu of the Amazon.