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Eugenia uniflora L.

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Brazilian cherry (English) Pitanga (English) Surinam cherry (English)
Description:	Evergreen shrub or small tree.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	uniflora: one-flowered
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to tropical America (Brazil)
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Content last updated:	Saturday 26 December 2009
Literature:	White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 192.

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eugenia uniflora
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