Myrciaria delicatula, commonly known as , , , or , is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. __TOC__ Distribution Myrciaria delicatula is found in araucaria moist forests, gallery forests and grasslands in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and southern and eastern Brazil.
Description Myrciaria delicatula grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between tall. The leaves are simple, hairless, opposite, with a stem of between 2 and 4 mm long, and a texture similar to cardboard. The leaf is between long and between 0.5 and 1.1 cm wide, has a wedge-shaped base, and ends with a short tip. The plant produces edible black berries around 10mm in diameter, containing between 1 and 4 seeds. The flavour of the fruit has been compared to that of Eugenia pyriformis.
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