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Myrciaria plinioides

Myrciaria plinioides
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0

Myrciaria plinioides, known as camboim or cambuí, is a shrub or small tree in the myrtle family, native to Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It grows best in warm, seasonally dry tropical conditions with good light and well-drained soil.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub, Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Myrciaria plinioides, commonly known as camboim, cambuim, or cambuí, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub that is endemic to Rio Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil.

Other Myrciaria plants

Myrciaria alagoana · Myrciaria alta · False tamarisk · Myrciaria cambuca · Myrciaria cordata · Myrciaria cuspidata · Myrciaria delicatula · Myrciaria disticha · Camu-Camu in pito · Myrciaria evanida · Myrciaria ferruginea · Guavaberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrciaria plinioides 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.

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