Taxon:  Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O. Berg



Summary
Genus:
Myrciaria
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Myrteae
Nomen number:
24830
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 14(1):361.  1857
Comment:
the basionym Myrtus cauliflora Mart. is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
Verified:
09/28/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
47 (7  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana. Note: lists as Myrciaria cauliflora O. Berg
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Espindola, A. et al. 2020. (2740) Proposal to conserve the name Myrtus cauliflora (Myrciaria cauliflora, Plinia cauliflora) against Guapurium peruvianum (P. peruvianum) (Myrtaceae). Taxon 69:410-411. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12226.
  5. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Myrciaria cauliflora (DC.) O. Berg
  9. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  10. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia Note: lists as Myrciaria cauliflora O. Berg
  11. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  12. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  13. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  14. Wilson, P. G. 2011. Review of Myrtaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24830. Accessed 8 May 2026.