Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to tropical and subtropical South America's east coast, ranging from Suriname, French Guiana to southern Brazil, as well as Uruguay and parts of Paraguay and Argentina.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Surinam cherry 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

• Eugenia sulcata
• Eugenia selloi
• Eugenia biflora
• Eugenia involucrata
• Myrcia selloi

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Eugenia

Species

Eugenia uniflora

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