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Myrciaria cuspidata, known as camboim or cambuím, is a slow-growing, semideciduous shrub or small tree from South American forests, reaching 3 to 6 metres, with small edible berries. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is general.
Myrciaria cuspidata, commonly known as camboim or cambuím, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in coastal forests and semideciduous forests in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 3 and 6 metres (9.8 and 20 ft) tall, with orange or black berries around 10 mm (0.39 in) in diameter.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrciaria cuspidata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
