Barbados Cherry
Eugenia uniflora
Also known as Brazilian Cherry, Cayenne Cherry, Pitanga, Surinam Cherry
About Barbados Cherry
Eugenia uniflora is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to tropical South America's east coast, ranging from Suriname, French Guiana to southern Brazil, as well as Uruguay and parts of Paraguay and Argentina. It is also known as Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry, cerisier carré, monkimonki kersie, ñangapirí, pitanga, shimarucu, and Suriname cherry. It is often used in gardens as a hedge or screen. It produces small, ribbed fruits (2 to 4 centimetres or 3⁄4 to 1+1⁄2 in), starting as green, then ranging through orange, scarlet, and maroon as they ripen. The tree was introduced to Bermuda for ornamental purposes, but is now out of control and listed as an invasive species. The tree has also been introduced to Florida.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eugenia uniflora
- Genus
- Eugenia
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സൂരിനാം ചെറി, Eugenia uniflora
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Barbados Cherry belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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