Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(2):579. 1848
Verified:
08/08/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Landrum, L. R. 1988. The myrtle family (Myrtaceae) in Chile. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 45:294-297.
- Landrum, L. R. 1995. pers. comm.
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Common names
English
Chilean-guava – strawberry myrtle – French
goyavier du Chili – German
chilenische Guave – Spanish
murta – murtilla – uñi – ugni – Swedish
smultronmyrten –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chubut | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Chubut], Chile
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Food additives | flavoring | | Landrum, L. R. 1988. The myrtle family (Myrtaceae) in Chile. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 45:294-297. |
Human food | fruit | | Landrum, L. R. 1988. The myrtle family (Myrtaceae) in Chile. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 45:294-297. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40809.
Accessed 6 October 2024.