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Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Myrciaria
Species:	cuspidata
Synonyms
Eugenia alegrensis Kiaersk. Eugenia minensis (O.Berg) Kiaersk. Eugenia tenella Miq. [Illegitimate] Myrciaria apiculata Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid] Myrciaria cuspidata var. acuminatissima O.Berg Myrciaria cuspidata var. diffusa O.Berg Myrciaria cuspidata var. humilis O.Berg Myrciaria cuspidata var. latifolia O.Berg Myrciaria cuspidata var. stricta O.Berg Myrciaria herbacea O.Berg Myrciaria minensis O.Berg Myrciaria recurvipetala Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]

Myrciaria cuspidata, commonly known as camboim', or ' is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in coastal forests and semideciduous forests in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 3 and 6 metres tall, with orange or black berries around 10mm in diameter.

Etymology

The name Cambuím comes from Tupi–Guarani and means "fruit that is born on the thin branch".

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