Ugni molinae
Ugni molinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Ugni |
Species: | U. molinae
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Binomial name | |
Ugni molinae Turcz. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Ugni molinae, commonly known as Chilean guava berry,Native American name is "uñi".[citation needed] It is in the same botanical family as the guava, in Myrtaceae.
The fruit is sometimes marketed as "Ugniberry", as "New Zealand cranberry" in
native plant
to these countries.
Description
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Ugni is a
Valdivian temperate rain forests
, the fruit matures in autumn from March to May.
History
It was first described by
Queen Victoria.[4] It is also grown as an ornamental plant
.
Sometime prior to 1896 Ugni molinae was introduced to Robinson Crusoe Island where it became an invasive species colonizing open patches and forming dense brushes.[5]
The fruit is cultivated to a small extent. The usage of the fruit in cuisine is limited to
southern Chile where it grows natively as well as in small-scale commercial agriculture in New Zealand. It is used to make the traditional liqueur Murtado that is made of aguardiente and sugar flavoured by conserving murtas inside the bottle. It is also used to make jam and the murta con membrillo dessert and in Kuchen.[4]
See also
- Myrcianthes coquimbensis
- Myrteola nummularia
- Myrceugenia obtusa
- Empetrum rubrum
- Aristotelia chilensis
- Austromyrtus dulcis
References
- ^ a b c "Ugni molinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand Cranberry (Myrtus ugni)". Venture Southland.
- ^ M. Forbes-Smith (2006). "TazziberryTM (Myrtus ugni) – Production protocols: A report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation". Australian Government Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.
- ^ a b Diacono, Mark (2010-12-13). "How to grow and cook Chilean guava". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- .
External links
Look up ugniberry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Media related to Ugni molinae at Wikimedia Commons
- Description at Plants for a Future.org: Ugni molinae (Chilean guava)
- Wong, James (3 April 2016). "Gardens: the remarkably under-rated Chilean guava". The Guardian.