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]

Myrciaria pilosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

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  1. ^ "Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frutíferas Myrciaria pilosa / cambucá-do-sertão". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.