The Cherry of the Rio Grande is native to Brazil.
The dark red of purple fruits are sweet and taste a bit like cherries. Fruits are eaten fresh or are used to make juice or jam.
Names
Scientific
Eugenia aggregata
English
Cherry of the Rio Grande
Spanish
Cereza de Río Grande
Taxonomy
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Eugenia
Species
Eugenia aggregata (Cherry of the Rio Grande)