Myrciaria pilosa explained

Myrciaria pilosa, commonly known as Portuguese: [[cambucá]] do sertão (interior cambucá) is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto . The Plant List . January 1, 2021.
2. Web site: Frutíferas Myrciaria pilosa / cambucá-do-sertão . pt . e-jardim.com . January 1, 2021.
3. Wêndeo . Kennedy Costa . Nandara . Ohana da Costa Gomes . Bruno . Souza Dos Santos . Clóvis . Macêdo Bezerra Filho . Alisson . Macário de Oliveira . Graziela . Cláudia da Silva . Bruno . Oliveira de Veras . Fernanda . Granja da Silva Oliveira . Júlio . César Ribeiro de Oliveira Farias de Aguiar . Daniela . Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro . Maria . Tereza Dos Santos Correia . Márcia . Vanusa da Silva . October 27, 2020 . Nat Prod Res . First report on the chemical composition of leaf essential oil of Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto and its antimicrobial and antivirulence activities against Staphylococcus aureus . 1–5 . 10.1080/14786419.2020.1837805 . 33107338 .