Surinam cherry - green and ripe fruits
Fruits of the Surinam cherry have one to three seeds. They have a sweet-sour taste and are rich in Vitamin C.
Names
Scientific
Eugenia uniflora
English
Brazilian cherry
Cayenne cherry
Pitanga
Surinam cherry
Dutch
Pitanga
Surinaamse kers
Spanish
Capulí
Cereza de Cayena
Grosella
Ñangapirí
Pitanga
French
Cerisier de Cayenne
German
Kirschmyrte
Pitanga
Surinamkirsche
Taxonomy
Genus
Eugenia
Family
Myrtaceae
Order
Myrtales
Crop categories
Fruits
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Surinam cherry - green and ripe fruits
Surinam cherry