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'''''Myrciaria dubia''''', commonly known as '''camu camu''', '''camucamu''', '''cacari''', or '''camocamo''', is a small bushy riverside [[tree]] from the [[Amazon rainforest]] in [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]], which grows to a height of {{convert|3-5|m|abbr=on}} and bears a red/purple [[cherry]]-like [[fruit]]. It is a close relative of the jabuticaba (''[[Myrciaria cauliflora]]'') and the guavaberry or rumberry (''[[Myrciaria floribunda]]''). As much as 2-3% of the fresh fruit by weight is [[vitamin C]]. | '''''Myrciaria dubia''''', commonly known as '''camu camu''', '''camucamu''', '''cacari''', or '''camocamo''', is a small bushy riverside [[tree]] from the [[Amazon rainforest]] in [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]], which grows to a height of {{convert|3-5|m|abbr=on}} and bears a red/purple [[cherry]]-like [[fruit]]. It is a close relative of the jabuticaba (''[[Myrciaria cauliflora]]'') and the guavaberry or rumberry (''[[Myrciaria floribunda]]''). As much as 2-3% of the fresh fruit by weight is [[vitamin C]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 8 August 2018
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrciaria |
| Species: | M. dubia
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| Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh
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Myrciaria dubia, commonly known as camu camu, camucamu, cacari, or camocamo, is a small bushy riverside tree from the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil, which grows to a height of 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) and bears a red/purple cherry-like fruit. It is a close relative of the jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) and the guavaberry or rumberry (Myrciaria floribunda). As much as 2-3% of the fresh fruit by weight is vitamin C.
Acknowledgements
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