Myrcianthes pungens

Myrcianthes pungens, the guabiyu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree native to northern Argentina, central and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Myrcianthes pungens being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Psidium sartorianum
• Myrciaria floribunda
• Eugenia candolleana
• Psidium myrtoides
• Gossia bidwillii
• Amomyrtus meli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Myrcianthes

Species

Myrcianthes pungens

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