Myrciaria pilosa
| Myrciaria pilosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrciaria |
| Species: | M. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto | |
Myrciaria pilosa, commonly known as cambucá do sertão (interior cambucá) is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.[2] It is endemic to the state of Ceará in the north-east of Brazil. The plant is a small tree that grows to between 1.5 and 2 metres tall, and produces edible, red, spherical fruit round 20mm in diameter.[3]
Research has shown that the essential oil from the leaves of this plant has potential as an antimicrobial drug to control infection by multi-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.[4]
References
- ^ "Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Frutíferas Myrciaria pilosa / cambucá-do-sertão". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy Costa, Wêndeo; Ohana da Costa Gomes, Nandara; Souza Dos Santos, Bruno; Macêdo Bezerra Filho, Clóvis; Macário de Oliveira, Alisson; Cláudia da Silva, Graziela; Oliveira de Veras, Bruno; Granja da Silva Oliveira, Fernanda; César Ribeiro de Oliveira Farias de Aguiar, Júlio; Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Daniela; Tereza Dos Santos Correia, Maria; Vanusa da Silva, Márcia (October 27, 2020). "First report on the chemical composition of leaf essential oil of Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto and its antimicrobial and antivirulence activities against Staphylococcus aureus". Nat Prod Res. 36 (9): 2429–2433. doi:10.1080/14786419.2020.1837805. PMID 33107338.