Campomanesia adamantium
StarCampomanesia adamantium
Synonyms: Campomanesia glabra, Psidium adamantium, Campomanesia lancifolia, Campomanesia adamantium var. nana, Campomanesia obscura, Campomanesia vaccinioides, Campomanesia caerulescens, Campomanesia caerulea, Campomanesia cambessedesiana, Campomanesia glareophila, Campomanesia cambessedesiana var. pyriformis, Campomanesia microcarpa, Campomanesia paraguayensis, Campomanesia cambessedesiana var. nana, Campomanesia desertorum, Campomanesia resinosa, Psidium campestre
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Brazilian folk medicine the leaves and fruits of guavira (Campomanesia adamantium) are used to treat diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal complaints, urinary infections, and inflammatory conditions, and they are also valued as an antirheumatic and to lower cholesterol, paralleling the related C. xanthocarpa (Pott and Pott, 1994; Vallilo et al., 2006). The sweet fruits are widely gathered and eaten fresh in the Cerrado region.
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Botanical Description
Campomanesia adamantium, known in Brazil as guavira or gabiroba, is a shrub or small tree of the family Myrtaceae native to the Cerrado savanna of central-southern Brazil and neighbouring regions. It typically grows about 1 to 3 metres tall, often with a somewhat sprawling habit and reddish, exfoliating bark on the slender branches. The opposite, simple leaves are elliptic to oblong, leathery and aromatic, with a pellucid-gland-dotted blade and entire margins. The solitary axillary flowers are white with numerous conspicuous stamens, typical of the myrtle family, and are sweetly fragrant. They develop into small, rounded, yellowish-green berries about 1 to 2 centimetres in diameter, crowned by the persistent calyx lobes; the fruit is juicy, sweet-acidic and aromatic and is eaten fresh by local people and wildlife. The species is adapted to the seasonally dry, fire-prone, nutrient-poor soils of the Cerrado.
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